While being bored and sick the last couple days of the shortest summer of my life, I went to my local redbox and rented a beautiful movie called: Jeff, Who Lives at Home and it was nothing like what I expected. I mean geez it's a sundance movie with Jason Segel and Ed Helms, these funny people!
I'm not saying this isn't a funny movie. The first half- mostly comedy. The second half- meant to reach down your throat take your heart srings and yank them out.
It's kind of like a coming of age story for a thirty year old man [Jeff] and the changes that are happening with his relationship to his married, working brother. In the begginng you're thinking that Jeff is just a guy who is immature, has yet to fully develop, and doesn't quite understand. But you soon come to the conclusion: is that such a bad thing?
Maybe if he doesn't look at the world like your typical 30 year old, he may enjoy it more. he may see things that you couldn't. He may not even notice the stresses or care much. Granted, he's 30 with no job and living with his mother- not much to have worries about. [except fixing that damned window]
While the movie progresses and you get deeper and deeper into the ball of conflict that is his relationship to his brother. Who has a full-time job, a wife, and a brand new car. And just when you think the movie is over and everyone is happy again... you start to cry. Well, at least I did.
And it's not a sad cry, its the most touching, heart-warming thing I have ever seen.
I don't want to spoil it at all, so I'll let you go watch it and find out for your self.
Now I really want to watch this movie!!
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