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I was hoping for more with this movie but found it to be unbearably depressing. The piano score throughout was terrible, always pensive as if someone was in the last of their days on earth.

Spoiler: No one dies of cancer. All you really have is a drunk who is resigned to his addictive dead-end life, and the pity he inflicts onto all around him, including his kid, best friend, ex-wife, sister, hotel receptionist, and just about everyone he comes into contact with.

This is not to say that the movie had any issues with the writing or acting- Wayne is surrounded by friends that truly seem to care about him, a decent guy trying to do the best with what he has. All the actors do a great job with their characters- in fact, that might be part of the problem. They are so believable as to make the whole movie even more painful. I would happily watch anything else with this same cast.

Ugh- regret paying for this movie, regret watching this movie- next time I want to be this depressed, I'll watch 'The Days of Wine and Roses" again- at least that movie was scored beautifully.

My wife and I are always looking for something we can binge watch and started this. The first episode was ok, but then started to go downhill It was formulaic, but not logical. There were way too many moments of "This just doesn't make any sense." The second season was even worse- somehow, Hap's drawling accent was completely different than the first season. It's as if one of the directors kept shouting,"More hayseed!" His character also seemed to be more naive and less intelligent, which matched the writing. I didn't think the plot or dialogue could get stupider, but they pulled it off- no stomach for season three.

I was a mild Ellen fan, but this episode has one of the best scenes ever: Ellen on the witness stand ad-libbing her way through a mock trial. I used to have this saved on a VCR and would show just that scene to people at the house, many who had never cared for the show, and all came away laughing. I'm still not a big Ellen fan but I always give her credit as talented and I will refer to this scene every time.