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My Effortless Brilliance (2008)

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Release Date: Mar 9, 2008 Wide

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A successful and self-absorbed novelist makes a belated attempt to mend his fractured friendship with the lifelong buddy who unceremoniously sent him packing years ago in this drama from director/screenwriter Lynn Shelton. Eric Lambert Jones was a terrible friend, so bad that his childhood friend Dylan wanted him out of his life altogether. One day, while traveling across country on his latest book tour, Eric drops by Dylan's picturesque Washington state home in hopes that their friendship can

Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Lynn Shelton

Written By: Lynn Shelton, Sean Nelson, Basil Harris, Calvin Reeder, Jeanette Maus

In Theaters: Mar 9, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Nov 17, 2009

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There's not much narrative shape to the film but a tremendously authentic texture to the relationship.

December 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Seanax.com

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

I found the texture of the relationships and the sly humor winning...

May 27, 2008 Full Review Source: GreenCine

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My Effortless Brilliance was an interesting movie but something about it was very very wrong.Understand what I'm saying?

May 30, 2011

Brody Manson

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(***): For some reason, this movie worked for me. I think I just enjoyed the overall simplicity of it and that it was a departure from usual Hollywood fair.

November 17, 2011