Just watch the movie for a fantastic 15minute sequence at a Dinner Table. I just enjoyed that scene so much - it kept me smiling, nodding, shaking my head and gasping at regular intervals. Textbook showcase of crisp Editing.

The rest of the movie was good (not as great as the above said scene). It was an intelligent movie which wasn’t afraid to cross boundaries (borderline taboo relationship), and when things spiraled out of control, and you are sitting there expecting a train-wreck, director Gary Winick adeptly handles it to a soft touchdown. Even though it was a trick play - I was glad it didn’t end in a mess, which would have spoilt the whole movie.

The movie was shot with a consumer digital camera Sony PD 150 ($2000) on a micro budget (just $150,000). So the quality of the image suffers - but after some time, you get so involved in whats going on screen, that you forgive (or forget) the digital noise, blown highlights and other digital artifacts and just concentrate on the story - just as it should be. Director Gary Winick won the Best Director award for this movie at Sundance 2002. He also teaches Film at Tisch School of Arts in New York.

4/5