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March 13, 2007
Film. Mutual Appreciation
Film. Mutual Appreciation: I can't decide if Mutual Appreciation is a zeitgeist defining masterpiece or a huge piece of prententious crap. So, what's Mutual Appreciation about? It follows the lives of aimless twentysomethings, living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But that's a misleading description of the film. Mutual Appreciation is truly a film about nothing.
Obviously, that's Andrew Bujalski’s (the writer-director) point. The film is a comedy of manners - a satire that's taking aim at the behaviors and attitudes of an indifferent, self-absorbed, emotionally unavailable generation. True to form, the film is uninterested in telling the story about a guy who finds himself attracted to his old chum's girlfriend. Mutual Appreciation is concerned with conversation and mood. There's a lot of talk and all of it all feels authentic and natural. The characters in the film are intellectual but emotionally stunted and with all their enlightened chatter, the most important things go unsaid.
Dork recommends Mutual Appreciation. Watch the trailer [Here]
Posted by james at March 13, 2007 04:50 PM