I'm sure there are people who achieve success in a creative field at a
young age who are perfectly nice guys. And there have to be at least some
losers in the world who can't conceal their bitterness or are violent
racists. So the film is plausible enough.
A successful singer-songwriter in his 20's returns to his hometown. Most of his slacker friends from high school are happy to see him.
The ones who succeed or have hope of success are the good ones. Lack of ambition is the hallmark of a bad person in this thing. There's a pleasant but unambitious guy who is rewarded anyway.
I hope my seeing it this way doesn't say more about me than it does about the movie.
Based on the play by Eric Bogosian.
Available on the Criterion Channel.
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