Jenna Fischer is a talented actress and I can see why she would wish to tackle this script. The character of Laura is complex enough to help improve her skills as an actresss. It's too bad it's such a mixed bag. Michael Weithorn might know how to write for television but he needed to consider revising this script one more time. Don't be fooled, this is not a comedy. It's a drama with humorous tidbits but that's it. My rule of thumb is just because there's a great moment here or there, you have to judge a movie by its whole. Grade: B-
Spoiler: Good stories usually (not always) deal with a hero rising up in the climax and acting, changing their fate to either win or lose what it was they set out to win. But here we watch a character constantly get beat down only to do nothing at the end. There's no end, not even an anti-climatic one. It just keeps moving with our character's choice being as bland as the rest of her choices. I really think this film could have been great if he'd fixed the third act.
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