A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother’s funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
I really love this movie. It’s weird and quirky. Funny sad and sweet. One of my favorites.
I sometimes wonder if Natalie Portman can really act at all. She does in this one. She’s just so weird in this I wonder if her character has some kind of mental problem. She does meet him at the neurologist and isn’t clear on why exactly. And she wears a helmet. Maybe that’s part of the Manic pixie dream girl thing.
Who knew JD from Scrubs could write and direct. I wanted his follow up to be as good but it just wasn’t. Recommended. Also, the soundtrack is amazing.
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