Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller), single, fortyish and at a crossroads in his life, finds himself in Los Angeles, house-sitting for six weeks for his more successful/married-with-children brother. In search of a place to restart his life, Greenberg tries to reconnect with old friends including his former bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans). But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself spending more and more time with his brother's personal assistant Florence (Greta Gerwig), an aspiring singer and also something of a lost soul. Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, Greenberg and Florence manage to forge a connection, and Greenberg realizes he may at last have found a reason to be happy.This is one of those artsy movies that I could totally see a film class using as a character study or something one day. Unfortunately, I hated it. About half way through - I threw in the towel and took a nap. I didn't doze off because of boredom. I actually said I'm going to sleep for a while wake me up if it gets any better. It didn't. I woke up anyway and still saw more of this movie than I wish I had. It really just circled the drain for a little less than 2 hours going nowhere. Ben Stiller was completely different than any other role he's done. I'll give him that. However, thats about all that I can say positively about this movie. Its a boring waste of time.
I wouldn't recommend that anyone bother checking this one out. Its way too artsy. Its way too boring. And there are so many better thnings you could be doing with your time.
