The Comedy

It is amazing to see Tim Heidecker do a role such as this. He really captures the nature of someone who has not grown past his glorified youth and now wallow about life in the most pathetic way. You actually feel bad for Tim's character; His life is just boring and despicable. He lived his life for laughs and only that, and many of the engagements between characters really encapsulate this. He was always upset when he could not illicit a predicted response or was given the opposite one. The people who did end up laughing at his jokes were young, impressionable women whom did not know better, and you could sense that he knew that too. The director gave each scene a purpose to flesh out this character, and Tim really gave the character the depth that this film needed. Don't let the name fool you, the film is not a comedy: His life was "The Comedy."

This is an independent film and explores the often miss understood aging "cool kid". Heidecker covers the role brilliantly, a great departure from his other work. Fans of his other work maybe disappointed.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, watched it twice and will likely watch again. mainstream american cinema is festering in the toilet, we need more voices like Alverson.