A Legacy of Whining

Like an update on a Laurel and Hardy movie. These guys are hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed watching their infantile endeavors. It's rare that a small indie like this is so well made, and so sharply written, and delivers with such punch. Is it a movie about being a grown up in a childish world? Or being childish in a grown up world? I don't know. I know I laughed, and I needed to laugh, and it felt great to laugh. Plop yourself down on the couch and prepare to laugh. Highly recommend!

I thought A Legacy of Whining was quite good. There was some issues with the camera in a few spots and some random moments that were trying to come off as funny but ended up being strange. Other than that I liked the dialogue, the acting, and the simple story.

A great movie to relax with, this largely comedic story has far more behind the laughs and quirky characters, there is real heart and charm here. Enjoy the solid performances, the witty script and the light hearted atmosphere. Well worth a watch.

"A Legacy of Whining" is a terrific and off-beat comedy focused on midlife crisis, and it's served with a delightful slice of dark humor, loads of fantastic pop culture references, and uniquely colorful characters.

What we have here, ultimately, is a highly engaging buddy movie. Mitch is our whiner in question; he's a fifty-something aspiring actor, and is played with a dry and knowing sense of campiness and neurosis. Endearing, annoying, and manifesting pure retrograde nostalgia, Mitch is just neurotic enough to talk himself out of getting laid at a brothel. He's reacquainted with polar-opposite pal Dunc after thirty years, and off we go.

The engine of "A Legacy of Whining" is its highly engaging script; it brims with humorous dialogue clothed in sarcasm, self-deprecation, gags and one-liners. But that engine is fueled, too, with wistful truths for those of us from a bygone age stumbling through the transformations of a modern age - we ourselves don't really change, but the world sure does. It's in that vast and scary landscape that the big-hearted "A Legacy of Whining" bridges into social satire and delivers its truly unique impression.

This is a nice indie gem. It's listed as a comedy, but don't expect a farce here. This story is deeper than that. It's interesting to see these characters meet up after thirty years for a high school reunion only to have found they have either changed a lot, or actually not much at all. The two main characters play off of each other well. There is some good exploration of "mid life crisis" in funny ways. Some of it kind of off beat or dark humor. But the movie has a sense of charm as well. There are a few scenes that seem like they go on a little bit longer than they should, but stick with it, it gets fun. It's definitely what one would describe as a "character driven" film. If you're into indie films, it's worth giving a try.