PLEASE GIVE (2010) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Nicole Holofcener
Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, Oliver Platt,
Sarah Steele, Amanda Peet, Ann Guilbert,
Lois Smith, Sarah Vowell, Josh Pais
A smart ensemble comedy about some city dwellers facing issues like living and dying, guilt and infidelity, illness, old age, acne, used furniture and overpriced blue jeans. A lot of it's inconclusive. There are subplots that don't go anywhere, and not everybody's issues get resolved. The characters are imperfect and not always likeable. And somehow it hooks you anyway. You keep wanting these people to come through for each other and do the right thing. When they do, in little ways mostly, it feels like a small victory for the human race. $230 for a pair of blue jeans, though. That's too much.
