![]() I found what Iliza Shlesinger was saying to be very relatable. Oh, and don't watch the trailer, it showed pretty much 90% of the movie. Yup, this movie only sound good on paper. Maybe if the movie was actually funny that I would be fine with the preaches. Even more, the court case near the end of the movie was a joke. The bits of her stand-up shown in the movie weren't really jokes, they were just preaches. Because of this, it wasn't surprising that it's personal for her, so she's going to preach. I didn't realize after watching that the stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger actually portrayed herself, produced, and made screenplay for the movie. Oh yeah this movie was just another opportunity to preach stuff. Throughout the movie, there were bits of her stand-up shows shown to illustrate what she learned or how she felt, and those weren't funny also. There were moments where I laughed, but mostly the movie was a bunch of characters screaming. The main character was a stand-up comedian. Maybe the dialogues was supposed to be exaggerated, but it's annoying anyway. Even though it's based on a true story, the plot and dialogues felt unrealistic. It's just a woman being scammed by a guy who's clearly a scammer. The plot of the movie was pretty straightforward and predictable. A brand new Netflix movie, based on a true story, about a stand-up comedian in a mid-life crisis meeting a man, who seemed too good to be true. Well my stats look good on paper, but guess what, no schools wanted me (well some did). Don't watch it if you're expecting tears from guffaws. It's a good one with a very important message. Watch it if you're able to switch your expectations. Maybe this could have just been one of Iliza's (love her to bits) stand up episodes, I don't know. Maybe the focus could have been on narcissism and how to deal with the trauma it brings to those who don't realize it. I felt as a movie, this was all over the place because it touched on so many different societal issues. That said, I'm not sure if the director even realized the power of the script. In some ways also, the elephant in the room was addressed. In some ways it touched on some serious issues some of us deal with in relationships, not realizing the overtness in agendas of partners in them. Although many including myself may have looked forward to a goofy, lighthearted laugh, I have to say the story had an abstract depth to it from a psychological point of view. I can understand the confusing reviews probably come from a mindset of expectation from the movie, considering Iliza was in it. This isn't one I'd recommend all the same. I can't put my finger on what that was down to exactly. 'Good on Paper' was a film that I should've hated immensely, but instead sat there only mildly bored for 90 minutes. There's the odd intriguing scene too, like the one set on a golf course (although that could just be down to me liking golf). I found Shlesinger and Ryan Hansen watchable enough in the leads, and some of the side characters have the odd moment of interest. Surely if you're going to do that you want to be putting your best stuff out there, right? And I think that's the biggest crime this movie commits - it's written by a comedian, and is still never once funny. Particularly considering none of the stand-up is in any way funny. ![]() I've certainly seen it in sit-coms like 'Seinfeld' and 'Louie', and it works reasonably well there, but to do it in a movie seems strange. I may be mistaken but I don't remember seeing a movie inter-spliced with stand-up comedy before. Sure enough that's pretty much how the film comes across. ![]() I remember after she told the story thinking, that's an interesting story but how is it enough to justify making a movie out of? It sounds like the plot of the very laziest Lifetime movie. She talked about the real-life events that led to the movie being written. I heard Iliza Shlesinger on The Joe Rogan Experience recently promoting this movie.
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