Producer review
Positive
In the discussion (7)
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- The producer calls the film charming, funny, heartfelt, and consistently watchable. — Chris Ryan
- Michael Keaton's performance balances awkwardness, irritation, lovability, and pathos without exhausting the audience. — Chris Ryan
- Keaton is proposed as a plausible Michael Scott because of that balance. — Bill Simmons
- Shelley Long is praised, with a wish that the movie gave her more comedy. — Chris Ryan
- Belinda's morgue dialogue is singled out as funny before Keaton takes over the movie. — Chris Ryan
- Charlotte's rigid parents are praised as comic supporting characters. — Chris Ryan
- The discussion closes by considering Keaton in several Tom Hanks and Robin Williams roles. — Chris Ryan