
After a loved one falls ill, 25 year old struggling comedian Emily Martin returns to her college town of Austin, Texas and must come to terms with her past while staying with her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.... (Full plot summary below)
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After a loved one falls ill, 25 year old struggling comedian Emily Martin returns to her college town of Austin, Texas and must come to terms with her past while staying with her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... sharply observed, with an endearing quirky sense of humor and a genuine affection for its setting. |
| Film InquiryShawn GlinisThere is an articulation of existential conflict here that isn't typical of the films it may look like from a distance. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperWells is a talent as a storyteller and as a director with a nice visual touch, and as a screen presence. Emily is wonderful. We like spending time with them. (Noel and Emily, I mean.) |
| Chicago ReaderLeah PickettWells limns an authentic portrait of a rapidly gentrifying city, down to the thirtysomething cohorts of loafers and tech yuppies who vie for the same turf. |
| VarietyAndrew BarkerThis riotously endearing comedy is substantially funnier, sharper, and more peculiar than that premise is bound to make it sound. |
| Austin ChronicleDanielle WhiteNearly every shot of the film, which Wells (a UT grad) also wrote and directed, holds a heavy dose of local scenery. |
| Consequence of SoundMichael RoffmanThis is a very effective story that works as a love letter to both a life and a city in transition. |
| Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersWith her debut, Wells demonstrates that she's more than a comedic talent with a wonderfully weird sensibility. As a writer-director, she puts her own stamp on a standard premise, resulting in an unconventional but genuinely enjoyable film. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAnyone who has ever circulated, even peripherally, in any comedy club scene, will recognize all of it. It's a quick-flash study of both frenzied activity and crushing ennui. |
| Nerd ReportFred TopelObservant about the comedy/social media culture but transitions to irreverent, whimsical, existential insights. |