I had a chance to see it and didn't regret it a bit. I found it quirkily amusing and quite original. Yes, there was a bit of tasteless humor involved, but it didn't stoop as low as I expected, which was a treat.
The lead did a wonderful job of getting me to empathize with the mundane horror of his life. Stephen Root was, well, a hippyesque Stephen Root, which is not a bad thing. Patrick Warburton smarmed, sleazed, and mugged as only he can do. And Peter Stormare was an absolute delight as a counselor of dubious sanity.
The only real issue I had was the happy(ish) ending. In a horror comedy like this a less-than-happy ending is far from a bad thing, as long as it incorporates a darkly comic theme.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised, despite the presence of the Duplass Brothers, which, in my experience, generally don't let me down.
(And for those of you Pete & Pete fans, watch the medical doctor. It's Toby Huss who was Artie the World's Strongest Man.)
The lead did a wonderful job of getting me to empathize with the mundane horror of his life. Stephen Root was, well, a hippyesque Stephen Root, which is not a bad thing. Patrick Warburton smarmed, sleazed, and mugged as only he can do. And Peter Stormare was an absolute delight as a counselor of dubious sanity.
The only real issue I had was the happy(ish) ending. In a horror comedy like this a less-than-happy ending is far from a bad thing, as long as it incorporates a darkly comic theme.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised, despite the presence of the Duplass Brothers, which, in my experience, generally don't let me down.
(And for those of you Pete & Pete fans, watch the medical doctor. It's Toby Huss who was Artie the World's Strongest Man.)