Directed by: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Starring: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph
Rating: A-
This coming of age movie has a strong message. As the lead character becomes more and more upset with his life he finds an outlet, and through that outlet he finds a new way of being. During this summer at the beach house of his mother's boyfriend, he learns he doesn't have to do or be what is expected. The movie is very relatable, as even if you haven't been through a similar situation you can understand. There is a very visible and palpable transformation in Duncan and many others, with the exception of Steve Carell's character. Man, that actor can play a terrible dickhead like no other. While I was rooting for certain characters as the end neared I kept hoping he would get hit by a bus. I know this is the type of reaction Carell and the directors were hoping for. Bravo! As for Toni Collette's character, any viewer could see the growing strain on her face and the more agitated way in which she carried herself. These changes in her character all lead to the climax and then the resolution, and which while we don't exactly know what will happen once the ride from the beach house is over, we have an understanding and assumption of what will happen. It is the outcome we have been hoping for.
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