Swanberg's movies live and die by the improvised inspiration of who's in them. Here there's a scene between Kendrick, Lynskey, and Lena Dunham, who plays a friend of Kendrick, that gets into the alleged injustice of being a stay-at-home mom. Kendrick and Dunham's characters don't have kids, so they have the luxury of preaching feminism. But it's a funny conversation, fueled by alcohol, that pushes the movie open.
Wesley Morris
January 22, 2014