Humor Me

The first thing I would say about this film is .. that I liked it!..which is quite a rare thing these days. It is a slow burner that turns into a little gem. It is actually laugh out loud funny at times which is very rare for a modern comedy film ranging from gentle humour to fairly blunt and direct stand up Jewish jokes.There are some intelligent and caring points made about generational differences, family, success and failure and life in general ... nothing completely new and which has not been covered in other films but put together in a very original and charming way by the very talented writer/ director Sam Hoffman. Jermaine Clement excels as the very dry down at heel playwright and is ably supported by a great supporting cast including veterans Gould and Neuwirth. Recommended.

You can't really go wrong with this movie if you like Jemaine Clement. I like everything he's ever been in and after watching Humor Me it remains the same. He lost his kiwi accent for this movie though, don't know why he did that, don't really get it either. If you're from New-Zealand you have an accent and that makes your charm. That said he should just speak like he always does. Humor Me is full of subtle jokes, Jemaine Clement's facial expressions, it all brought a smile on my face for the entire movie, what else could I ask for when watching a comedy? Easy and entertaining story, good acting, a recipe for a good evening of cinema.

Funny and heartfelt, this film is refreshing mostly for not trying too hard. A separated down-on-his-luck man goes to live with his widowed father, licking his wounds after his wife leaves him for a billionnaire. Ouch!

I loved seeing Elliot Gould in a great role- he is a legend as always. The older people in the film were treated with respect. And rarity of rarities there is no silly political agendas in sight.

No gross seggs scenes either.

I really appreciate that.

Is it groundbreaking? Not at all, but sometimes you just need a nice little inoffensive palate-cleanser, and Humor Me definitely fits the bill!

Thats all i really have to say. it just bugs me when good movies dont even credit the lead actors.

This movie is a lovely tale about a man who finds new meaning at a low point in his life when he's forced to move in with his widowed father, who now lives in a retirement community. The casting is fantastic, it's full of "dad" jokes which people will either love or hate, and it has a lot of heart.