6/1/18. This movie took awhile to find its center. But, if you stay with this you will find that the main character, Ned Chipley, played by Angarano, is a young man with special needs. Because the viewer does not know this, it is easy, given today's climate of terrorism, to feel a rising alarm as to what Ned is trying to do with his life. Misunderstanding ensues, and havoc breaks loose. This is more of a dark comedy about the importance to dealing with people with special needs in an appropriate way to avoid problems. Of course, having Alison Janney playing the mother makes this worth watching.

In general, movie is OK. It's decently acted, directed, story is OK, deals with real people having real issues.But, even though one of the presumably main "messages" of the movie is that everybody needs a purpose (in life), the movie doesn't seem to have one. Sure, one could argue is that the purpose of the movie is to inform you that everybody needs a purpose... but that's very, very weak.It seems to have a well known problem of first-time directors, especially established actors. Director seems to care more about "not screwing up" and "doing a professional job" (to overcome some objections like "this actress thinks she can direct"), then the movie itself. She just lets the story go its way, but, while such things can work well in books, they rarely work so well in movies.The thing is, by the end the mentally challenged guy hasn't really found a purpose. As his surrogate father points out, going around the bridge trying to find out who wants to jump and prevent them, isn't a real job. Without some support system, he's bound to either screw up (make someone jump who actually didn't really want to) or simply fail and get depressed again, wearing the mascot head for weeks. Maybe Tally could have helped him to find some group that actually provides such a support system - after all, she is Supergirl ;) and San Francisco is a big city. Not sure that 's the best ending to the story, but it's certainly _an_ ending.Bottom line, if you like Jennifer Morrison or some of the actors of this movie, it's an OK watch, sort of like having a chat with some friends. Otherwise, skip this.

One of those movies that makes you smile. Give it a go.

I just watched this films premier at Austin Film Festival and have to say I was really impressed. Jennifer has proved herself to be a very capable and impressive director and I will be eager to see where she goes next as a director. I went in knowing next to nothing about this film because it does not yet have a published trailer (very unfortunate) - however I took a chance on it because it sounded like an interesting story and I like many of the people involved in the film. I was blown away. The acting was amazing from seasoned veterans and the pace, music and feel of the movie was really captivating. I have no doubt this this movie will find its way to the big screen soon and when it does - be sure to put it on your list.This movie has some great comedic moments and I loved seeing the world through this simple-minded characters eyes. Feel-good movie of the year! *****-Hunter