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I gave it a shot because I liked the plot line and cast: Richard Kind, Pierce Brosnan. Ellen Barkin and Julie Hagerty (where have they been?) Loved the title sequence. Then the dialog began. What a train wreck. How did this get made and what were these actors thinking? Horribly written and the "acting" is worse. I managed to hang in there for exactly two scenes, three if you count the title sequence, far and away the best part of the seven minutes that I was able to endure. Then I had to bail. Spent more time writing this review as an act of kindness to save YOU that time which you can never get back.

It was so bad I bailed at 6:18, just after the director credit appeared in the titles. This was during the slapstick scene where Allison Janey smacks a salesgirl in the face while trying to pull off her dress in a store fitting room. Oops, guess I should have written SPOILER ALERT. This followed a five minute introduction of boring voiceover exposition explaining who the characters were, starting from their childhood. Cut to present day and watch actors who appear to be reading dialog off a Teleprompter - awful, cliched dialog. Yes, it's that bad. How does something like this get a green light? Don't waste six precious minutes of your life like I did.

Just watched on Amazon knowing nothing about it. This is unquestionably the most disturbing movie I've ever seen, and I've seen many over 50+ years. Everything about it is designed to provoke discomfort: the story and structure, directing, editing, music, dialog (what little there is). It's inventive, creative and brilliant, but wow, not for everyone (I don't think even for me.) The acting is extraordinary and do admire it as a work of art, but can't say I'm glad I saw it. How's that for a mixed reaction?