Josh:
I hadn’t seen this since it’s theatrical release, and at the time, Nicole Holofcener could do no wrong in my eyes, so I rewatched it with a little trepidation, but, though the characters are all pretty unpleasant people, and mostly terrible friends, the actresses playing them are great, and that keeps things interesting, and then rather than ending, it just stops. ⏰⏰⏰
Steph:
I remember liking this much more back in the day, but this time around it felt less self aware and more upper-class-white-privilege-y minus the critique of it, and I kind of liked and simultaneously pitied everyone in the film, but why should I like or pity any of these characters when their “problems” are so pathetically mundane, like, sorry your husband thinks your ass is getting fat and maybe we’re supposed to laugh at that but not when it’s in the same film as Jennifer Aniston and her tragic inability to find a decent boyfriend (who’s actually in her league)—I mean exactly how much am I supposed to suspend my disbelief? ⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 