The Puffy Chair

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Stuart R @PRAGMATICADDICT 07/19/2023 The biggest takeaway [for me] was the heart of this movie -- it's a very personal, lively, humane film and [it's] a great lesson in indie filmmaking. 🍅 See more Rich S @RPS1963 05/21/2021 This isn't your average road-trip movie and, in many ways, it's better. See more 06/30/2020 Hard to believe that this movie is still on my mind after watching it nearly 15 years ago! The quirky characters, the road trip with it's many detours, it constantly makes you wonder, "now what?" While I frequently suggested to my friends to watch this, most thought I was a little "off my rocker!", as most didn't see what I did in this Indie gem. A movie that makes you think, then eventually Smile! What brought this movie back to my attention, was my viewing of another "quirky" Date Night Movie: International Falls. Sad, dark humor, yet funny at times, the story has many slow, then fast, scenes that seem to just plod along. In the end... a 100 Tomato rated movie for sure!! See more 11/23/2019 In case you didn't already know this is an indie movie. And it's actually surprisingly good. The premise is obviously deceptively simple. Three friends go on a trip to buy a puffy chair as a present for their dad. The friends consist of two brothers and the girlfriend of one of the brothers. The trip is rather a dull one so they have some free time in which the characters interact. And although it can be boring to watch them eat french fries over and over again this movie excels in these moments because the writer, director, and actors are clever and come up with some interesting stuff. Eventually I just became plain old sick of the main character who also happens to be a writer and the director. He has to be the older brother, alpha dog, hardened lover, go getter, winner; but he never does anything, and he ends up just being an over entitled jerk. But then that is kind of what makes his character attractive. And that is what his gf probably loves and hates about him. Ultimately, the movie turns out to be a romantic comedy that goes for a rather sad ending instead of a happy one. Because sad endings are more realistic. Or is that itself now a trope? In a world where sad endings are more realistic, here is a happy one! That would have been better. Indeed, this movie should have ended with their wedding and his younger brother should have made a toast. And Amber should have been by him. Because she was the best part of this movie. See more 07/22/2019 This movie had me on the edge of my seat. With my seat being at an edge of a cliff, I waited to see if this movie could get any worse before I threw myself off. It did. Would have been no starts, but gave it half a star for shattering my expectations. See more 07/21/2019 the 3 main characters are insipid. It's hard to really care what happens to them. Did Dante put a place in hell for the boring and self-absorbed Impro works with Woody Allen, because his characters are interesting and have strong screen presence. Not so in this film. See more Read all reviews

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