-By John DeFore
For movie details, please click here.
A behind-the-scenes relationship film with refreshingly little
interest in mythologizing or caricaturing the film biz its
protagonists inhabit, Daniel Schechter's
Supporting
Characters earns a steady stream of laughs while taking its
questions about grown-up romance seriously. It should be well-liked
at art houses, earning an additional boost via star Alex Karpovsky,
whose work with Lena Dunham (she has a cameo here) will raise the
picture's profile with “Girls” fans.
Karpovsky plays Nick, a freelance movie editor who, with partner
Daryl (Tarik Lowe, who co-wrote the film with Schechter), is trying
to fix a troubled indie comedy whose director (Kevin Corrigan) has
gone AWOL. Corrigan, predictably and enjoyably, delivers the color
in this scenario—grumbling about perceived threats to his integrity
but generally being a funny flake—while Nick and Daryl alternate
between funny, realistic workplace banter and love-life
debriefs.
Nick has a comfy relationship with fiancée Amy (Sophia Takal),
while Daryl navigates choppy waters with Liana (Melonie Diaz). But
when the lead actress on their film (Arielle Kebbel's Jamie) starts
flirting with Nick during an ADR session, he begins trying to
rationalize a possible fling with a movie star. Soon enough,
Corrigan's loose-screw
auteur isn't the only deluded male in
the picture.
If the film's tech values lean toward those of a modest TV
production, the script's fine-tuned comic beats and the easy
chemistry of the ensemble more than compensate. Karpovsky, offering
a drastic contrast with his other Tribeca 2012 entrant
(
Rubberneck, which he also directed), is showcased, but
co-stars, especially Takal, make their mark with much less screen
time.
—
The Hollywood Reporter
Film Review: Supporting Characters
Filmmaking is just another workplace (in a good way) in Daniel Schechter's relationship comedy.
Jan 23, 2013
-By John DeFore
For movie details, please click here.
A behind-the-scenes relationship film with refreshingly little interest in mythologizing or caricaturing the film biz its protagonists inhabit, Daniel Schechter's
Supporting Characters earns a steady stream of laughs while taking its questions about grown-up romance seriously. It should be well-liked at art houses, earning an additional boost via star Alex Karpovsky, whose work with Lena Dunham (she has a cameo here) will raise the picture's profile with “Girls” fans.
Karpovsky plays Nick, a freelance movie editor who, with partner Daryl (Tarik Lowe, who co-wrote the film with Schechter), is trying to fix a troubled indie comedy whose director (Kevin Corrigan) has gone AWOL. Corrigan, predictably and enjoyably, delivers the color in this scenario—grumbling about perceived threats to his integrity but generally being a funny flake—while Nick and Daryl alternate between funny, realistic workplace banter and love-life debriefs.
Nick has a comfy relationship with fiancée Amy (Sophia Takal), while Daryl navigates choppy waters with Liana (Melonie Diaz). But when the lead actress on their film (Arielle Kebbel's Jamie) starts flirting with Nick during an ADR session, he begins trying to rationalize a possible fling with a movie star. Soon enough, Corrigan's loose-screw
auteur isn't the only deluded male in the picture.
If the film's tech values lean toward those of a modest TV production, the script's fine-tuned comic beats and the easy chemistry of the ensemble more than compensate. Karpovsky, offering a drastic contrast with his other Tribeca 2012 entrant (
Rubberneck, which he also directed), is showcased, but co-stars, especially Takal, make their mark with much less screen time.
—
The Hollywood Reporter
