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Clever, funny, moving, sometimes sad... Living With Yourself raises questions that have no answers: who are we, really? Where will science and progress take us, and should we even go there? The questions are not new, but are presented here in a fresh, fun way.

The series is an obvious showcase for Paul Rudd, who is consistently entertaining, but the supporting cast is strong. The writing is witty and the dialogue entirely believable, even in a setting that should defy belief; the fact that it doesn't makes the characters more real, and it works. It won't be for everyone, but there's no need to nitpick the flaws, which are few and far between. Sit back, enjoy the ride. It's an easy binge watch, and compellingly addictive, in a way that makes you wish the story continued, while knowing it doesn't need to. Loved it.

This is a familiar sort of story, with strong female leads, established producers, and a solid support platform. Unfortunately, 'Lou' is a film that falls a bit short of what the viewer would like it to be.

The film's biggest flaw is that it suffers from lacklustre and unoriginal dialogue that seems to either weigh down the actors, or give them little to work with; it seems to lack a strong enough director to either help the characters develop or salvage the fact that we can see where this is all going very early on.

A few (budgetary) steps above a made-for-tv thriller, there is neither anything new nor particularly exciting to see here. I am a fan of Janney, and so it is certainly entertaining enough to watch her as the eponymous character - and that's really all 'Lou' offers. The film tries a little bit too hard to be a few too many things, and only Janney - and the child actress playing Vee - notch this one up to a fairly generous 6/10. Not that the other actors don't do a solid job, but you've seen it all before. A fair way to spend a couple of hours, since you've paid your Netflix subscription anyway.

The film is not 'insipid' as several reviewers without a grasp of vocabulary have suggested, it's light fare for a different demographic than most of the reviewers here. Reading the reviews by entitled millennials offended by a satirical take on entitled millennials might be the best thing about this film, and that's okay. The actors are solid in a film released perhaps several years past its Best Before date, and the story does not strive to teach any new lessons - this is pure entertainment for the Fed Up With Entitled Snowflake Millennials gang, and nothing else.

Enjoy it, or don't - like these lost characters with little sense of the real world: No One Cares.

Good for a laugh, especially the reviews from the targeted age range of viewers who cannot understand irony. 6/10.