In your attempt to manufacture indie character studies, you have created (and will, no doubt, continue to create) "special" indie movies about damaged people that consist of the same traits. First, one, if not all of the major characters are intensely unlikeable. Second, the attempts at comedy, whether broad, dark, or low key, are poorly set up and executed. There is never anything worth more than a "heh" in your films, save for the tree scene in Margot at the Wedding (and even that fell short of its own potential). There's nothing wrong with unlikeable characters per se, but if they're going to be the center of our attention, you need to give us something else to focus on, not just meandering attempts at a slice of life. Third, even when you write nice characters, and you have written TWO *gasp* this time, you give them little to work with; Rhys Ifans and the adorable Greta Gerwig deserve better. Remember, just because your film is an indie character study, it doesn't mean that it's special or good. Please find a way to correct these issues (among others), and maybe one day your filmography and I will have a good, maybe even wonderful, relationship.
Sincerely,
Jordan
P.S. Grade: C-
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