ComedyYear2018Duration1h 31mIMDb5.7

Spivak

Comedy

Struggling writer Wally Spivak is stuck in a rut--until he meets an engaged couple and starts to see life in a whole new way.

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Cast

Michael Bacall

Wally Spivak

Maggie Lawson

Jeanine

Maggie Lawson

Chuck's fiancee

Elden Henson

Kevin

Elden Henson

Wally's friend

Mark Webber

Jesse

Mark Webber

Wally's friend

Robert Kazinsky

Chuck

Robert Kazinsky

Jeanine's fiance

Ahna O'Reilly

Tammy

Michael Cera

Robby

Michael Cera

Wally's friend

Chloe Wepper

Sasha Perez

Phil Burgers

Mark Stein

Hadrian Belove

Peter Beardsley

Catherine Toribio

Katrina Malendez

Jenna Lyng Adams

Woman at Elysian

Tony DeSean

Man at Elysian

Drew Moore

Bouncer at Vegas Club

Adam Mendoza

Valet at Cinque Terre

Aileen Burdock

Hostess at Cinque Terre

JK

Jeff Kerfoot

Bill Hundleson

Bradley Dodds

Kyle Newcomb

Comments

10 Comments

♡May 29, 2023

source: Spivak

Angela 👼🏽Nov 22, 2022

I'm still waiting for the comedy, that resumes this movie. There's absolutely nothing funny about Spivak or maybe I just didn't get the humor, that's also a possibility but I highly doubt it. Spivak is an ugly negative person played by Michael Bacall. He's surrounded by positive people that apparently don't see how ugly and negative he is, and that was for me the thing I hated the most about this movie. You're not going to fall in love with a person like that, that just doesn't make any sense and for that alone this movie is just dumb. Spivak having pity sex with a goodlooking woman, Spivak dating a beautiful Laker girl, they apparently both fall for his charms, whilst he's the most annoying and petulant character possible, it's just too ridiculous for words. The acting isn't that bad though, the story is. Don't read the positive reviews, to me they're fake.

Syntiche LutulaNov 22, 2022

Writer's block ... it's when you can't perform. That obviously nags at you and your confindence. It also will influence your real life and how you deal with other people. And while that rings true and is depicted nicely here, there are moments where you might hate the leading character for the choices he takes. Choices that not only have impact on his life, but the life of the individuals he calls friends and with whom he lives. Now overall there is not too much to think about in this movie. The moral point is clear and you know where this is heading. But the characters are really nicely drawn - in a weird and akward way, but still nice and with love. If that sounds like something you may enjoy in a crazy "romantic" comedy (life drama), then you will be entertained by this. Truths are there for those who live in a similar mind set obviously ...

Ranz and NianaNov 22, 2022

But I can't stop letting it run here on my computer. Something pleasant (but totally unbelievable) has to happen.

KhaleedaNov 22, 2022

I truly have no idea what this movie was supposed to be. I watched it all the way through and the tone was about as flat as possible, from start to finish. The lead actor was just bad, he made me uncomfortable annoyed me by the "whoa is me" persona. I gave it a 3 instead of a 1 because the supporting cast were actually very entertaining but mopy ugly (literally ugly) face stopped any momentum with bad acting and writing for his character. Again, the writing was bizarre and to far fetched to be remotely believable but like I said the supporting actors gave me a cpl of chuckles.

user2318973254070Nov 22, 2022

This movie totally reminded me of Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid. It had the same tone. It had the same under the radar humor. It had the same emotional longing. Kudos to all involved! I had the grandest time watching it. You just don't see idiosyncratic movies like this anymore. What a shame.

Domy🍑🍑Nov 22, 2022

This one could have easily fell into the same trap of so many low budget slacker comedies. Cliched gamers sitting on the couch, cocky sarcastic losers, sexual innuendos, etc. Thankfully they actually avoided those things. This movie tends to teeter on complete farce and romantic comedy. It works on that level. There are some laugh out loud moments like the empty Vegas club with the pulsating music, and some brief tender moments when the golfer tells him how much he loves the book, and he 'gets' it. And it's sort of fun watching the story play out. So there are some redeeming factors. But where this movie, and so many others, fail is that they present what is basically a depressed sad sack loser who never says anything funny, brilliant or really insightful, yet for some reason two hot babes, one is a Laker girl, are able to see through all that, see him for what he is and they fall for him. I think that's very lazy writing. Anyone can fall for anyone, but there ARE reasons. There was nothing in this dude that any women would really like, let alone an upper class babe or a hot dancing Laker girl.

Celine AmonNov 22, 2022

10/10 votes must be mostly fake. If you're going to fluff up a score - at least give it 7's or 8's so it gives the allusion of being real. The main character is drowned in self-loathing and makes me want to punch him. He feels sorry for himself and refuses to accept the help people (for some reason) continue to give him. I did not find anything insightful from this film other than what kind of person to not be.

2freshlesNov 22, 2022

Excellent Film. Irony with a capital I! The humor can be subtle but it's definitely the funniest film I've seen this year.

Merhawi🌴Nov 22, 2022

Interesting premise that hooked me in. It began as a wacky quirky piece but seemed to run out of ideas until the last thirty minutes which kind of drew me back in. I guess I was put off by the protagonist, likable at start but his sour face just went on for too long and became frustrating. And by the third act he kind of came around, but I lost interest by then. The supporting characters were more engaging and kept me in there. Still a small film with wonderful ideas that came alive in the last stanza that should have been the tone for the whole film from the beginning.

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