Greenberg

Greenberg was in my opinion one of Ben Stiller’s best films. He takes a break from his slapstick-like comedy, and enters into a comedic drama. Stiller plays a character named Roger Greenberg who was recently released from a mental hospital, and is house sitting for his brother while they are in Vietnam. Greenberg is an unlikeable awkward man who is extremely neurotic. When I say unlikeable I mean he has the tendency to say exactly on his mind, which annoys the other characters. He meets Florence played by Greta Gerwig (Arthur), his brother’s personal assistant.  He ends up falling for Florence who is very similar to him, and suffers from her own form of neurosis. Every time he gets close to her, he ends up freaking out and pushing her away. Greenberg goes through many ups and downs, and at one point he decides to go to Australia at the very last second but ends up jumping out of the car.

One thing you need to know going into this movie, is that there really isn’t a plot. Just because there isn’t a plot doesn’t make it a bad film. It’s just a neurotic man housesitting for his brother, and meets a neurotic girl. It’s very Indie in the way it was shot and written, with a lot of awkwardness mixed in.

7/10