...and it can be wickedly funny.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the title character in this oddball drama about an angry at the world loner who forces himself into the lives a disheartened family who had recently suffered a great loss.
Rainn Wilson impresses once again as the father, Piper Laurie is a delight as the grandmother, recent newcomer Devon Brochu is the son and Natalie Portman rounds out the brilliant cast as she tries hard to look down in the dumps but she simply can't look bad even when she tries.
Thinking it was going to be America's take on FUBAR, I was pleasantly surprised with the emotional impact this film makes. It does tend to get a little schmaltzy at the end but doesn't matter due to the incredible job each cast member has handed in.
4 middle fingers out of 5
