Arrested DevelopmentNo longer just an alternative, divorce is practically inevitable. A.C.O.D. is a feel-good comedy with a cynical stance on marriage. Writer-director Stuart Zicherman doesn't say anything profound in this debut, but a strong comedic cast prop up his limp material. A.C.O.D. A.C.O.D. (or Adult Children of Divorce) follows restaurant owner Carter (Adam Scott), who is in the uncomfortable position of bringing his argumentative parents together for his brother's wedding. When Carter discovers a book his written about the effects his parents' divorce had on him as a child, his reality starts to fall apart and he no longer knows what he wants out of his relationship or his parents, who are suddenly hooking up for sex after years of separation. Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Jane Lynch, Richard Jenkins, Clark Duke, Catherine O'Hara -- A.C.O.D. is full of top-notch comedic talents that seem to have a hard time earning the spotlight in Hollywood. Despite all involved putting their best foot forward here, I don't think A.C.O.D. will help launch any careers. If it does launch any, Scott is most deserving in his lead role played with a collective cool and nuance that makes him pleasing to watch even with lackluster material. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
6:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Two new The World's End postersTwo new posters have been released for director Edgar Wright’s newest film, The World’s End. In case we didn’t know this from the first trailer that was released, we can reaffirm that Paddy Considine, Martin...
1:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Flix for Short: Oswalt's Star Wars rant gets animatedA while ago comedian Patton Oswalt appeared on the TV show Parks and Recreation as a citizen of the town of Pawnee who made a filibuster rant... about Star Wars Episode VII, and all that it could be. And the internet went cr...
11:00 AM on 05.21.2013 Dan Aykroyed talks Ghostbusters 3 plotThe third installment of Ghostbusters has been bouncing around forever, but it is still a thing that may happen. We've already heard that the films will focus on a younger generation of Ghostbusters, with the old guys pa...
1:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Trailer: The Young and Prodigious SpivetHere is the trailer for The Young and Prodigious Spivet, the latest from Amelie and City of Lost Children director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The film is an adaptation of the book The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet by Reif Larsen, ...
8:00 AM on 05.20.2013 Teaser Trailer: Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesAlthough this looks so much like the first teaser that they may have been filmed around the same time, it's hard to deny its hilarity. It's just the Channel 4 News Team walking forward and exchanging one liners once more. Th...
11:00 AM on 05.17.2013 Trailer: The Hangover Part III (Red Band)The final part of the Hangover trilogy (Trilogy? Who knew?) releases in just a little under six days so that means there's well enough time to squeeze in one final Red Band trailer. If none of the previous material convinced...
10:00 AM on 05.17.2013 Teaser Trailer: Last VegasI'll admit that I'm a sucker for "old men doing young things" movies desspite how bad most of them are. I sat through The Bucket List, Space Cowboys (but it was kind of good), Stand Up Guys, and I'm most likely going to see ...
2:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Review: Frances HaWoody Allen's Manhattan opens with that stunning overture of "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin. It's like a love letter to the city, the great colossus, a romanticized land of bustle and possibility. The film is a portrai...
11:00 AM on 05.14.2013 Schwarzenegger in talks for Toxic AvengerThe Toxic Avenger remake has been floating around for a while now with Steve Pink set to helm the film and Loyd Kauffman all about it as long as he gets paid. What we weren't all about were rumors that John Travolta...
3:00 PM on 05.10.2013 This Is Spinal Tap soundtrack getting reissued on vinylThis Is Spinal is one of the best movies of the 1980s and one my my favorite movies of all time. It's still the grandaddy of the mockumentary genre, and I don't think it'll be topped in terms of execution or sheer quality. Th...
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