I Used to Go Here

I think this film is a great mix of comedy and drama. The jokes are pretty funny, and I like the fact that it is free from gross humour. The drama side of the author's lack of success connects with me as well. I enjoyed it.

The pace was a tad slow and I could not really get in to caring what Kate did or said. There were some cute side stories and characters. Many stereo types for the side characters (ie the BnB owner, Tall Brad). Some things just didn't make sense (keys?).

Uneventful, dull, boring. No plot. Aimless. Honestly don't know what this was supposed to be about or what writer was trying to convey.

Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs) should be happy after publishing her first novel. She's not. The book is not selling well. Her book tour gets cancelled. Her love life had cratered. Her friends are pregnant and moving on. Her old writing professor David Kirkpatrick (Jemaine Clement) invites her to speak at her alma mater. She's staying at a B&B across the street from her former home which houses a new group of student writers.

This is a small indie with a little bit of quirky humorous moments and light weight drama. Mostly, it's elevated by the appealing Gillian Jacobs' charms. It's slow at times and struggles to generate narrative momentum. There is one small section in the middle where it becomes a fun mission. It would be interesting to expand that part. The movie does need to add more to the script. I would change the last line to, "I could have done better. I will do better." It's more affirmative and more directed at herself. Overall, this feels like a second or third draft. It needs some more stuffing to fill up the script.

I appreciate when a movie has even a faintly casual/mature attitude towards certain controversial subjects, but for the most part, this is your standard, undercooked indie dramedy.