I'm not quite sure what writers Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman had in mind when they wrote this piece of Cali-based garbage, but it never seemed to find its footing. It deals with this California cuckoo bird whose life devolves when his misfit of a girlfriend breaks up with him. Of course being surrounded by other Cali kookynuts doesn't help his plight either, but despite his half assed attempts to turn his life around and stop the free fall he's experiencing, he can't seem to alter his fate. There were a couple of good scenes, a Passover Seder meal with the main character's dysfunctional family, headed by the amazing Rhea Perlman and Fred Melamed as his parents. The other was a barbecue at his girlfriend's family's house at the end of the film. Among a handful of funny, though stereotypical characters, was Marla Gibbs as the family matriarch. It was nice seeing them. These two scenes are the reason I awarded this bomb three stars. If not for the supporting somewhat loony family and friends who populate his life, this ridiculous cinematic Cali nonsense would have had nothing going for it at all. Janicza and Brett, go back to film school and learn how to write.
Review of Lemon
