Adult Beginners

Parental Rating: R

Contains: Language    Sex    Drug Use    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens May 1, 2015

Runs 90 minutes

Jake (Nick Kroll) has just raised $2.5 million dollars for the launch of a brand new product. He is on top of the world until the night of the launch party when he is informed there is a giant hitch with manufacturing the product, everything blows up and he is soon out on the street. With no other options (since his friends all lost their money in this endeavor), he packs up, leaves Manhattan and heads home to stay with his estranged sister Justine (Rose Byrne) and her husband Danny (Bobby Cannavale). They take him in and immediately put him to work as their son Teddy's "Manny". Still not mature himself, his relationship with Teddy helps him to see that there is more to life than the way he has been living. 

This was actually a pretty cute film. Parts of it are really funny. And, it touches on some real issues about relationships between siblings and husbands and wives. It won't win any Oscars but you can just sit back, relax and laugh along with these characters. It might even make you a little misty-eyed near the end. Not bad for a date movie or an afternoon matinee. Go see it.

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