Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

S Ross There is no point to the movie, so do not bother asking.An actor's film, perhaps that is because the story was a stage play originally.A sly selection to rid oneself of unwanted company, sure, if you yourself can get passed the first five minutes.Spoiler Alert The reason the protagonist, Joel, attends the men's support group is because they all see themselves with personality deficiencies from being an oddball to a person with a stutter. "Joel, you're here among friends." Joel is drawn to join them as if by some mysterious 'Twilight Zone' magnetism.I cannot say how the stage production executed the move, but in the movie, we the audience were deliberately deprived of the conversation that the newly arrived protagonist has with the aging Ed Asner character, Leo. We the audience are not told whether or not Joel was invited.Following the "big reveal" scene, Joel breakdown and shares his story which the other characters can empathize.

zif ofoz actors who study actors and acting are about the only people who will enjoy this film. an unbelievable story with a drifting script and Joel -the main character- comes across as just stupid.i first thought this was a support group for the mentally unstable. by the end of the movie i could see i wasn't wrong. but that's not what the film is about!! the writer and director have other intentions. you'll have to suffer through this yourself to see what that intention is.as i state above if you want to study an exercise in 'acting' this is a good choice. if you want entertainment don't bother! if you want to get rid of company quickly put this movie on - they'll be gone in 10 minutes.

bob cool I, like the main character, initially kept wondering why he was there. And as the movie progressed I, like the main character, wondered less and less about that and more and more about the characters and what was going on with them. I wouldn't necessarily call this a 'guys' movie, because I think a similar scenario could happen with women. But guys are more loathe to discuss the things, the inner fears and loneliness and insecurities that we all do have. It is not a very complicated story. In fact, there is no plot to speak of. But it is a warm and comforting little tale that shows the best qualities of friendship- the giving and receiving of empathy and understanding- and the need we all have for that. This is not a movie full of the touchy-feely-express-yourself-explore your-inner-self type moments guys hate, but there are honest moments of emotion and as an insular person I found myself caring about these characters, and wondering why I didn't have friends like this in my life.

Terry leese For the first hour of this film Elephant sighs you'll be left wondering what's going on as you follow events through the character Joel. As Joel is left wondering why he's there, you the viewer will also have no clue what's going on as you watch the other 4 men talking about their lives, but despite this there is a sense that you want to keep watching as you gradually get to know the main characters of the film. Then once you realize what the film is about a warm feeling comes over you as you and the main characters of the film learn what's going on. Definably worth watching to the end if you want a feel good film and bored of the normal rubbish that comes out of American film.