In a World . . . is the directorial debut of the star Lake Bell (How to Make it in America, Million Dollar Arm). Bell plays an aspiring voice-over artist competing against her own father played by Fred Melamed (A Serious Man, New Girl), to get the role of trailer announcer ("In a world . . . gone mad . . . ONE MAN, and so on). Ken Marino (The State, Wanderlust) is the alpha male narrator-for-hire. He can't act but he's a funny guy. Fred Melamed fills the scenes like his body fills a suit.
It's a film about feminism, family, and "the industry." It shows you a rarely seen world. The world of voice-over artistry is not all that exciting, but it has Nick Offerman (Parks and Rec, The Men Who Stare at Goats) and it's funny. In a World . . . definitely had it's moments.
Where it lost me was the hackneyed romantic subplot. This production was brought to you by the Silverlake clique, so it had hipster comic Demetri Martin as the dorky-sweetie love interest. I hate the way so many modern romcoms tell guys that pathetic nerds are "good guys" who get the girl. Is it so bad to be cool? I digress . . .
This picture made Sundance official selection. If you like independent film for the freshness and originality, or if you're a woman trying to make it in a man's world, if you can't get enough of Lake Bell, or if you dad is a niche Hollywood legend with a stereotypical shiksa goddess groupie, this is your film.
It's a film about feminism, family, and "the industry." It shows you a rarely seen world. The world of voice-over artistry is not all that exciting, but it has Nick Offerman (Parks and Rec, The Men Who Stare at Goats) and it's funny. In a World . . . definitely had it's moments.
Where it lost me was the hackneyed romantic subplot. This production was brought to you by the Silverlake clique, so it had hipster comic Demetri Martin as the dorky-sweetie love interest. I hate the way so many modern romcoms tell guys that pathetic nerds are "good guys" who get the girl. Is it so bad to be cool? I digress . . .
This picture made Sundance official selection. If you like independent film for the freshness and originality, or if you're a woman trying to make it in a man's world, if you can't get enough of Lake Bell, or if you dad is a niche Hollywood legend with a stereotypical shiksa goddess groupie, this is your film.