Me and You and Everyone We Know Reviews

This is a warm, quirky masterpiece. Miranda July writes, directs, and stars in this comedy about connecting with people in the strangest ways possible. It starts off with an unlucky shoe salesman who is going through a painful divorce (for him). He packs his things, moving into a one-bedroom apartment with his two kids, and to make sure his kids still know their dad loves them as well as their mother, he smiles as he pours lighter fluid on his hand and ignites it. The movie shows how the smallest of interactions can lead to great life-changing moments, often when you don’t expect it—often when you are the most vulnerable. The film shows that it’s OK to be afraid, lonely, sad. Everyone’s trying to do their best, though it doesn’t always seem that way. Wonderfully written, very witty, and contains one of the most hilarious scenes involving ASCII poop you’ll ever see. Yes. ASCII poop.

Since I kept hearing good things about this flick (it was even chosen by Roger Ebert as one of the best movies released in 2005), I was really intrigued and I really wanted to check it out. Eventually, to be honest, I wasn't completely blown away but it was still definitely a very good movie. The point is that I still believe that it is rather an acquired taste and many people will be annoyed by the slow pace and the lack of plot. Personally, I thought it was definitely a different and thoughtful picture and I praise the director for trying another innovative direction in film-making. Still, it was not completely successful, as the movie was sometimes rather alienating and some other times the whole thing seemed rather to be a personal indulgence of the director. Still, there were many intriguing characters and it was nice to see someone like John Hawkes (a great underrated character actor) playing the lead instead of the usual suspects with some good looks. To conclude, I really enjoyed this movie a lot, it remains a rather unique and spellbinding feature and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.