Roger Ebert hated this film, primarily because he thought it insensitive. Director Larry David might have a sense of humor that could be called insensitive, but that style was a hallmark of his beloved series "Seinfeld". This film certainly reminds the viewer of "Seinfeld' It is from the same branch of the Davidian humor tree.
It was about 50 minutes in before I started to really enjoy the comedy, in part because early on I was imagining how the two primary characters, who are cousins, would play if Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander were the leads. They did very well, my friend.
It does not take long to realize that the film has an odd choice of background music. Even if you enjoy Beethoven, Berlioz, Boccherini, and Bach, you might not prefer them as companions to such comedy.
When the one cousin pays a bum to enter his mother's house and murder her, you know you are not watching "Dial M for Murder"; this is just Larry David's style of humor---a style not suited for everyone. Those who don't appreciate his rude humor may feel their enthusiasm for the film curbed.
The actors are actually good in their roles. I enjoyed some of the minor characters, like Orlando Jones, who played the aforementioned bum.
In the end, this felt like an expansion of a lost "Seinfeld" episode, not a feature film.
It was about 50 minutes in before I started to really enjoy the comedy, in part because early on I was imagining how the two primary characters, who are cousins, would play if Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander were the leads. They did very well, my friend.
It does not take long to realize that the film has an odd choice of background music. Even if you enjoy Beethoven, Berlioz, Boccherini, and Bach, you might not prefer them as companions to such comedy.
When the one cousin pays a bum to enter his mother's house and murder her, you know you are not watching "Dial M for Murder"; this is just Larry David's style of humor---a style not suited for everyone. Those who don't appreciate his rude humor may feel their enthusiasm for the film curbed.
The actors are actually good in their roles. I enjoyed some of the minor characters, like Orlando Jones, who played the aforementioned bum.
In the end, this felt like an expansion of a lost "Seinfeld" episode, not a feature film.