Meet Bill (2007) 8/10

Starring : Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Logan Lerman, Timothy Olyphant
Director : Bernie Goldmann & Melisa Wallack
Running Time : 94 mins

Bill (Eckhart) is a married man, working for his father-in-law doing a job that doesn’t really exist, and spends most of his time sitting around eating chocolate bars while dreaming of buying a doughnut franchise so he can escape from under his father-in-law’s thumb; he just doesn’t have the motivation. But when his wife Jess (Banks) starts an affair with local news anchor Chip (Olyphant), Bill finally decides to do something with his life and win back his wife.

This film basically has no plot, but it’s fun and entertaining and gives a nice example of an ordinary man desperately trying to claw back some dignity from his domineering wife and interfering father-in-law. There are some funny moments and some great set pieces that make this a very amusing movie that doesn’t go too far by becoming preachy or morally superior.

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