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Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
Directed by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
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Overview
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Rated R | Length 83 minutes
Actors
Jason Segel | Ed Helms | Susan Sarandon | Judy Greer | Rae Dawn Chong | Steve Zissis | Evan Ross | Matt Malloy | Benjamin Brant Bickham | Lee Nguyen | Tim J. Smith | Ernest James | David Kency | Raion Hill | Zac Cino | Lance E. Nichols | Carol Sutton | Joe Chrest | Katie Aselton | J.D. Evermore | John Neisler | Ian Hoch | Robert Larriviere | Jesse Moore | Scotty Whitehurst | Wally Crowder | Carol Jean Wells | Savanna Kinchen | Eddie Matthews | Jennifer Lafleur | Deneen Tyler | Randall Kamm | Tammi Arender | Scheryl W Brown | Geraldine Glenn | Kassidy Ison | Rahsaana Ison | Joy Kate Lawson | Laurie Lee | Lisa Mackel Smith | Lauren Rae Sullivan | Cindy Williamson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19/2012 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 2 stars |
| (Average) 2 stars |
Viewing Notes
If you enjoy a movie that is bloated at 83 minutes, then JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME is your movie.
The short of it is that JEFF is a tremendous disappointment, especially with Jason Segel coming off THE MUPPETS. My biggest issue with the film is that, if you’ve seen the trailer, then you’ve seen almost every emotional highpoint of the film save the climax, which was the only slightly surprising moment in the entire script; even then you can see its resolution coming from a mile away to smack you in the face.
The film really struggles to fill that 83 minutes, and that’s with two stories barefly qualifying as comedy that have little to do with each other. One story is some sort of self-actualization piece; the other is YOU’VE GOT MAIL 2 (now with more Susan Sarandon!). Both stories are steeped in massive shoe-gazing that’s supposed to mean something, supposedly, but it feels more like the writers were just trying to fill time.
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