Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

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

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

gonadian I must have seen a different movie. This was an idiotic movie on every level. The writing and plots....when Riegert goes to D'Angelo's home to return panties? No way in hell....absolutely retarded. The dialog...nothing more than a lame attempt at "Curb Your Enthusiasm"...and sorely misses the mark. The movie tries to convince you its just a "day in the life" kind of thing. The acting is forced and over the top for NO reason. The simplest of circumstances are met with intensity and complexity that just does not exist in real life. I don't know of anyone who is this stupid. Well....maybe me...for sitting through this thing.

layersofsediment This is a profoundly difficult film. A very strange thing. Ninety percent drivel, technical incompetence, and horrid writing and acting ... and 10% genius.It's weird. I first tried to sit through this thing MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS AGO. I hated it. It made me so angry. The over-acting. The technical glitches (shots out-of-focus, weird lighting) and the illogic throughout - both of the "nobody would ever behave or react that way" variety as well as the "how could she hear what her father's saying when she's so far away and he's speaking in a quiet voice, and we can only hear her reply because she's shouting?" variety.I hated Riegert. I hated the wife. I hated the daughter. I hated the story. The acting. The editing. Everything about it.And then, more than eleven years later, I forced myself to finish it. Out of spite, I guess. I don't know. It's on youtube for free, so I watched to the end.And I discovered plutonium.At the 45 minute mark, it transmogrifies into a completely different film.Leo goes crazy and I begin laughing hysterically and I start to care deeply about what happens next to these people and ... and the whole dam thing becomes RIVETING.For awhile. And then it goes back to being comatose. And sloooooow. And unwatchable. But I forced myself to continue on, like Job.Then near the end, at the funeral, I cried. Tears ran down my face. And when Leo notices (as did I) that "the companion" is off by herself, and he includes her, I at that moment ... began to love him.DAM YOU, RIEGERT. WHY COULDN'T THE WHOLE FILM HAVE BEEN THIS STUNNING? Geez.Here is my original review, more than eleven years ago (Oct 25, 2006):It's nice that Riegert went on the road, etc etc - but nice does not a good film make. Isabella as the wife was completely absurd; Eli's over-acting was horrid - screeching like some old crow, desperately mugging for the camera. Hoffman's kid - ridiculously awful.The father & mother wringing their hands over the daughter's lateness - simply not believably acted at all. There's more (a lot more) - but no point to continue.What can I say? I *wanted* to love this thing, but it's just plain awful.Maybe if Riegert makes a better film in the future, he'd have a better chance at distribution.

herbrude It wasn't perfect but it was enjoyable, and contained many situations that we could identify with. It's a shame that Peter is having such a hard time getting this film widely distributed when there's so much garbage out there. Eli Wallach was wonderful. On a negative side, I thought casting Bogosian as a Rabbi was a horror although it was meant to be satiric and Harris Yulin was perfect as his boss. My wife and I thought that the idea of having Leo ( or Peter Riegert) admit to Betsy's husband that they had just had sex was kind of ridiculous --- no one in his right mind does that and Leo was not nuts, he was just a little mixed up. You can see how bright he was when he was in his focus groups, and the security phone with Gregory Peck's voice was a riot.

staats-1 Ell Wallach's performance as the lively, irascible and crotchety "King of the Corner" is the best I have seen this year. It is a shame this movie has not received distribution as it will probably doom his chances during award season. This work is a crown on his golden career that entitles him to be there.I presume the distribution was not achieved because it was perceived to be "too Jewish." As a WV hillbilly and Friend (Quaker) this is a human movie about the human condition not just the Jewish condition.I do not need car crashes, aliens, or super heroes. If Hollywood is wondering why people are staying home, it is because movies like this one can not find a distributor.Many thanks to Peter Riegert (writer, director and actor) for supporting his jewel of a film. Maybe someone will allow him to make a whole movie about Sol Spivak. THAT IS A MOVIE I REALLY WANT TO SEE!