Picking Nits
Morgue inactivity, consequences, finances, and careers
In the discussion (15)
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- The women’s lack of depicted substance abuse or other crises is questioned within the movie’s stereotype. — Bill Simmons
- Billy's behavior is interpreted as an unmentioned cocaine addiction. — Bill Simmons
- The Times Square morgue is implausibly quiet on the night shift. — Chris Ryan
- Chuck and Billy getting their jobs back after arrest is considered convoluted. — Bill Simmons
- Charlotte disappears in the second half, making her setup scenes feel expendable. — Bill Simmons
- Charlotte’s Thanksgiving scene and near-heart-attack reaction in court are defended as funny despite her later disappearance. — Chris Ryan
- The Christmas party is considered too brief. — Bill Simmons
- The ten-percent share and transportation costs are questioned as insufficient to fund Billy’s expensive purchases. — Chris Ryan
- A fifteen-to-twenty-percent commission or higher customer rates are proposed to make the business finances plausible. — Chris Ryan
- The business is estimated to operate for roughly one month, from around Thanksgiving until the day after Christmas. — Chris Ryan
- The short operating period is still judged insufficient to fund Billy’s car and watches. — Bill Simmons
- The business operating without any security is questioned. — Bill Simmons
- The group reacts too slowly after Franklin’s murder and the women’s reassignment. — Bill Simmons
- Billy falling from successful broker to towel attendant and his unexplained qualification as a mortician are questioned. — Bill Simmons
- The claim that there were no phones is made explicitly as a joke while discussing that slow reaction. — Bill Simmons