Todd Solondz directs Jane Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Dylan Baker in this dark indie comedy where a gaggle of suburbanites are cruel and lonely.

The above is not even my favourite one sheet for this horrible little movie. Hilarious bitter poison where the most engaging, sympathetic character is a conniving nonce. Really a sketch show of abrasive scenes. Often deadpan, often brilliant. It can be overwhelmingly evil. I keep coming back to this like a car crash. Hoffman’s sweaty acting is particularly good.

7

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