Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I really enjoyed this movie, although initially I was thinking, "What am I doing watching this?" Certainly had some funny moments, but I don't know that I'd have marketed it as a comedy.It's a bit like Wildthings (another movie featuring Matt Dillon) with all the twists and turns that get revealed and certainly doesn't play out the way you think or suspect it will.In terms of the characters and actors- Matt Dillon- played his character well. As I said though, it was very much along the lines of Wildthings in terms of concept.Steve Zahn- didn't recognize him at first! By the end of the movie, he was really annoying me! It needed a character to do the things he did for the plot, but did it have to be such an annoying character? Christina Applegate- another one I didn't recognize. Played her character really well. Just can't get the Married With Children image out of my mind! Andrea Bendewald- maybe I was distracted by her good looks, but I didn't initially pick up on where she fitted into the plot. All was revealed though! (You'll need to watch the movie) David Pasquesi- I'm sure every workplace has an employee like this! Gees he deserved what he had coming....!

I found this movie to be very intriguing and engaging. The story about a man whose seemingly perfect life is turned upside down in one day had my attention from the beginning. The more the story developed (especially the conversation between David and the prostitute in the motel room) the more I began to feel for the main character. I found myself feeling sorry for what he went through and pulling for him to turn it around only to discover that it was all a stunt, a "cover job" if you will.The surprising plot at the end of the movie is unexpected and is sure to raise some eyebrows on how the movie ends. Jack, although vulgar and offensive, is an amazing character and Steve Zahn did a wonderful performance portraying him.

'1' might seem an unduly harsh rating for this movie. After all, there are probably worse movies out there. But as far as i am concerned, if a movie is so bad it leaves you depressed and hollow inside, mourning the precious precious time that could have been spent memorizing the first 100 digits of pi, it is bad enough. The back of the box already gives you a warning. "A film in the style of the Cohen Brothers" it claims. When will i ever learn? I don't believe I fell for that. Real filmmakers don't want to be compared to other contemporary filmmakers, they want to stand on their own. A Cohen Brothers film compared to this is like comparing a Mozart symphony to a car alarm. This was one of those movies which attempts to be witty and edgy, the pitch was probably something like "The Bigh Lebowski meets Fight Club". For example, there is a scene where the main character is fired by his boss, and he pulls a gun on him. Then, big surprise, its revealed that never happened outside his imagination. The problem is that the boss was so cartoonishly odious that pulling a gun on him seems like an understatement. The scene fell flat, it wasn't surprising or shocking in the least. The dialog is peppered with attempts at wittiness and edginess, unfortunately it uniformly fails to be either. For instance, there was a little exchange that went something like: "His name is Fred Thomas." "So has two first names?" "Yes, what's your point." "No point, just making an observation." This little exchange had no point other than to bask in its own wittiness. Handled well, this might have been a barely acceptable stab at Pulp Fiction-like verbal interplay. It wasn't, it was so painfully awkward and unfunny that i felt embarrassed watching it. The movie is full of hollow and pointless "edgy" stylistic touches, like random pauses and fast forwards. The soundtrack slavishly plays to current teenage trendiness. The 'the dude' analog was shill and obnoxious. I haven't mentioned the plot, because it is not worth mentioning. Very very little happens before the pathetically contrived series of twists at the end. Avoid at all costs, not seeing this movie is worth at least $75.

The film has its moments. It's got a rather nice plot. It's first-person commentary is interesting. Matt Dillon and Christina Applegate have both done quite well. The sequence before the bank robbery was very stylish and funny. It's sound editing is perhaps below average but the music is okay.It's got endless plot twists in the end. After the first major twist I said to myself "Well, that's clever..." and after the second I was like "Wow! never saw this coming" and the twists continued on to a point where I got rather irritated. Plot twists are supposed to offer surprise elements in a story to see it from an entirely different point of view. But in this film, surprise is stripped off.