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Christofer Pierson
26Nov11
I can't give this film a measly three stars. Maybe not a masterpiece, but It's not a middling film. This is a film about the meaning of life for a nobody from Staten Island. You rarely see ugliness and smallness depicted with such magnificent beauty. (Look at Marcia Jean Kurtz close-ups for example--almost like Vermeer paintings, so beautiful.)
Posterocalypse
14Feb11
Pretty good! Kind of funny / very sad. Great performances all around. There were a few scenes that really showed the shoestring budget, but all-in-all a great success. One of the few films I've seen recently that featured a real phone number (no 555!).
Michael Gildea
4Jan11
A mess that didn't know what it wanted to be, unable to decide between a King of Comedy ripoff or a Taxi Driver ripoff. The black comedy moments that managed to drip out (the 50 Cent cake) were funny but mostly I felt like I was in a room where two people were calling my name at the same time. And I wanted to slap them both...
vadermccandless
13Dec10
best use of Delta Dawn EVER. Patton Oswalt is excellent. Nice riff on Taxi Driver.
Christopher Smith
11Jul10
An excellent and surprising performance from Patton Oswalt highlights this compelling character drama. An authentic and engrossing examination of a kind of mainstream fringe subculture, with strong authentic performances from the supporting cast. Maybe not quite what it could have been (the ending is a little weak), but a strong, well-made indie drama.
Brandon Isaacson
30May10
Patton Oswalt is incredible, easily one of my top performances of the year. The writing is brilliant, also among the years best.
Kent Lundblad
28Apr10
yeah so Patton could have easily gotten a nomination... why he didn't is beyond me. I really liked this story and it reminded me of the time I've spent being a caller to a radio show. If you've ever been a die hard fan of anything, and absolutely hated the opposition to what you love, then you can relate to Patton. Fanboys aren't just movie/gamer nerds... they're sports nuts too.
thisguyoverhere
23Sep09
It's definitely shy of brilliant, but definitely quality. I particularly liked the choices Siegel made in the script, but his directing felt typically indie.. nothing special there.