
Neil and Sarah used to talk about bands they love, now they talk about gift cards. They are, in short, in that uneasy transition from hipster to yuppie, and they're asking themselves that universal question of all thirtysomething married couples: How The Hell Did That Happen? In an effort to rekindle their relationship, they set out on a trip that lands them back in their old neighborhood, in a trendy section of Los Angeles. A few drinks bring back a few memories, and Neil an... (Full plot summary below)
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Neil and Sarah used to talk about bands they love, now they talk about gift cards. They are, in short, in that uneasy transition from hipster to yuppie, and they're asking themselves that universal question of all thirtysomething married couples: How The Hell Did That Happen? In an effort to rekindle their relationship, they set out on a trip that lands them back in their old neighborhood, in a trendy section of Los Angeles. A few drinks bring back a few memories, and Neil and Sarah end up breaking into the apartment they used to share, squatting illegally for a few days in their twentysomething lives. After throwing a raging "housewarming" party, Neil and Sarah must rely on their grown-up resources to avoid some serious consequences.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonNeither the characters nor the dialogue feel authentic. |
| Detroit NewsTom Long"Nesting" deals with an evergreen question, grappling with aging, maturity, responsibility. Unfortunately, the person doing that grappling is so lax he doesn't seem worth knowing. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAging Gen-Xers, it turns out, aren't all that witty, and Ms. Hillis and Mr. Grinnell don't have the kind of chemistry that might make this setup work. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyThe script unfortunately suffers from its own case of arrested development, barely getting out of the gate before stalling, and never building enough laughs or narrative impetus to justify feature length. |
| Village VoiceBenjamin MercerChuldenko doesn't aspire to hard realism, but a lifestyle comedy with hard-to-buy fundamentals and a central couple you can't invest in is a dubious proposition nonetheless. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinWriter-director John Chuldenko stretches a sitcom episode premise to feature-length breaking point in Nesting. |
| Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyThe way Nesting goes out of its way to tell us where its set is symptomatic of the film in general. |
| New York PostKyle SmithNesting is a sitcom, but a really slow and dull one that barely grinds out 22 minutes' worth of plot to fill a 90-minute hole. |
| User ReviewEvan AJust a really nice movie - it doesn't try too hard (Tom Long seems to be confused in thinking he is writing Oscar/BAFTA reviews - and wants to take this chance to convince us all how clever and critical he can be). Nesting is a well written, certainly well acted, date night movie that works well for both genders (win in my book). The soundtrack could use a little bit more edge but ehh - it's a date movie. It lacks all of the awful dialog flaws this movie would have if it was made in 2015 - it does not bludgeon the audience over and over with the writer's concepts of 'oh hes so clueless, shes so neurotic' sort of scripting nonsense that plagues every other date film we see. Any other director would have cast Jennifer Aniston, the script would feel so forced and singular in direction, and it would be god awful. I love that all of the characters are believable as people, real people. Most of Hollywood couldn't pull off this one simple feat - so kudos to John Chuldenko. It's just a nice watch - with no drawbacks, no force fed one liners. That certainly works for me. |
| User ReviewLouise JCute feel good indie flick with a great soundtrack too (found myself shazaming every song!) |