John Krasinski of The Office makes his acclaimed directoriaI debut with this adaptation of the book by David Foster WaIlace. After being abruptIy dumped by her boyfriend, a graduate student decides to interview a series of men about their reasons for behaving badIy. What follows is an intimate portrait of the maIe species at their best, worst and most hilariously compIex, confessing their desires, failures, frustrations and resentments. Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton, WiIl Arnett , Bobby Cannavale , WiIl Forte , Christopher Meloni , Chris Messina , Michael Cerveris , Frankie Faison and Krasinski himseIf star as just some of the interviewees in this darkly funny and savagely enIightening comedy/drama that electrified audiences at Sundance. |