I really wanted to like this film. But unfortunately you now know why Jenna Fischer hasn't hit it big in Hollywood (after The Office) and why Lee Kirk hasn't written or directed many films. I almost got the impression that Jenna and Lee (real life husband and wife) were sitting around the breakfast table trying to think of something to spotlight Jenna.
The premise is a simple one. Jenna has a boyfriend but she falls to a street performer. It features friends of Jenna and Lee (like. Rich Sommer, the Pratt Art student who has a crush on Pam in The Office), Bob Odenkirk (the Philly Realtor who wants Pam to be a receptioninst in The Office) and Sean Gunn (Jenna's former brother-in-law). In that sense, it reminded me of Amy Poehler's Wine Country where a group of SNL writers and performers hang out in Napa Vallley, drinking wine and whining. Movies with friends sounds great, but in the case of The Giant Mechanical Man it doesn't help.
Jenna plays Pam from the first season of The Office ... again. I was pleased to see Travis Schuldt (Ben the Soldier from Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Lucy Punch (from Doc Martin and Dinner For Schmucks), but they couldn't save this flick for me.
I can't believe that raised money to make this film. My one word review is "boring." Jenna Fischer is a one-dimensional actor and I had never seen Messina before or after. How Lee Kirk sold this film to investors is beyond me and I think Jenna's cute personna has gotten old.
This is NOT a romcom. It is a boring drama that is fine for a rainy day. But not when you can watch other flicks. Now you know why Lee Kirk hasn't been writing many screenplays or why Jenna's career has been reduced to Office Ladies.
The premise is a simple one. Jenna has a boyfriend but she falls to a street performer. It features friends of Jenna and Lee (like. Rich Sommer, the Pratt Art student who has a crush on Pam in The Office), Bob Odenkirk (the Philly Realtor who wants Pam to be a receptioninst in The Office) and Sean Gunn (Jenna's former brother-in-law). In that sense, it reminded me of Amy Poehler's Wine Country where a group of SNL writers and performers hang out in Napa Vallley, drinking wine and whining. Movies with friends sounds great, but in the case of The Giant Mechanical Man it doesn't help.
Jenna plays Pam from the first season of The Office ... again. I was pleased to see Travis Schuldt (Ben the Soldier from Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Lucy Punch (from Doc Martin and Dinner For Schmucks), but they couldn't save this flick for me.
I can't believe that raised money to make this film. My one word review is "boring." Jenna Fischer is a one-dimensional actor and I had never seen Messina before or after. How Lee Kirk sold this film to investors is beyond me and I think Jenna's cute personna has gotten old.
This is NOT a romcom. It is a boring drama that is fine for a rainy day. But not when you can watch other flicks. Now you know why Lee Kirk hasn't been writing many screenplays or why Jenna's career has been reduced to Office Ladies.