Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are 40 something siblings that haven't seen each other in a decade. When Hader attempts suicide and then moves back to his home town to live with his sister for recovery, old memories surface for the two. This is a serious look at relationship, depression, and the perils of growing up and realizing you are an adult. With these two actors, I hoped for levity. Probably better would have been a biting/cynical take on these real issues in order to get us to look at them in a different way. Instead, this played like Hader/Wiig doing a serious job of being serious actors. So much so that it was uninspired. Maybe these two are just the goofy kinds of comedians and couldn't get to the brutal honesty and commentary you get from a Jon Stewart or Louis CK.
2 stars (out of 5)
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