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Maybe a little more effort needed, May 13, 2008
By Stephen McAdoo
“Sometimes what's good enough to make your friends laugh isn't funny enough to sustain a feature-length movie. This is one of those times.”
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Gorgeously shot, smart, witty, and ultimately affecting. , May 14, 2008
By Antoine Bodine
“An authentic and refreshing look at the true dynamics of male relationships, few films have been able to portray so realistically. The amazingly real and intimate performances, and every subtle emotion that is portrayed in both the dialogue and action come across as if the audience were a part of”
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My Effortless Brilliance, May 18, 2008
By Jeff Cavanaugh
“Chock-full of exciting awkward silences, meaningful eye-rolls, and stilted half-conversations, this film would've actually been effortless brilliance as a female-casted chick flick, since women are so much better at expressing emotions. As it sits, the title of this film can only be taken as”
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Beautifully-crafted tension and surreal humor make a great film, May 20, 2008
By Christin Clatterbuck
“Lynn Shelton's "My Effortless Brilliance" is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughly-city-mouse author Eric (Sean Nelson) and his ex-best-friend, the tersely powerful journalist and wood-chopper Dylan (Basil Harris). Dylan, fed up with Eric's self-involved antics, dumps him and”
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Go see this film, or you're an a$$hole., May 20, 2008
By Reka Epsdet
“This is thoughtful, subtle, patient and original American filmmaking. You should be so lucky to witness 80 minutes of well crafted film making that so deftly navigates the keenly improvised performances without abandoning conventional storytelling and (gorgeous) cinematography.
I'm not sure”
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