badhabitslounge By all accounts, most reviewers liked this film. I did not find the male characters likable. I did not find the story likable. I did not find the production likable. I did find this film a total waste of time.

rowmorg The most annoying thing for me was the awful camera work. Worse than any porno I've ever seen. The characters were all unsympathetic and the only redemption came at the end, when the girl said: "I think we should make up". She actually said it twice, and my partner thought she said: "Break up", not "make up", which puts a whole different spin on the entire film, doesn't it?I guess the film-makers (who are most of the cast) came into some money somehow (Netflix seems to have been in there, although it seems incredible in 2005, when they were still mailing DVDs across the country). The story is a road-movie/comedy, although lots of joke opportunities were lost, and the "puffy chair" in question gets burned in a parking lot before the gift opportunity occurs. I doubt if they spent much more on it than the price of a decent second-hand car.Katie Aselton looked very pretty and shapely throughout (although we never got anywhere near seeing any of her assets), although her role was definitely whingeing bitch --- well wouldn't you be, with her partner? These musician guys are impossible.

Karl Self I couldn't sleep last night and ended up watching The Puffy Chair back to back, after starting on a few far more blockbusterish movies (such as Parental Guidance or Bachelorette) and getting bored with each after ten minutes. The Puffy Chair sucked me right in, though, and kept me watching until the early hours, although -- by all means -- nothing much happens. A twenty-something couple travels from New York to Atlanta for the birthday of the man's dad, and they pick up the idiosyncratic brother and the eponymous "Puffy Chair" -- a used La-Z-Boy recliner from eBay -- as a present. And that's it plotwise! What kept me glued to the screen was that you can never predict how the story develops (in other words, the script is fresh and original), the characters seem authentic (and therefore often even annoying), the emotions are plausible. The big question is really: Who's the culprit? Is it Josh, who's often a bit of a jerk? Or is it Emily, who often seems very egotistical? And what about Rhett, who seems to be aware of everything except how to take responsibility? There's never a clearcut answer, just a vibe. And yet the movie captivates. The Duplass brothers are simply great storytellers.

kisfermi I watched this movie on a sleepy "nothing good is on, but I just don't feel like doing anything serious right now" afternoon during the Winter Holidays, but was in for a very nice surprise. It's a linear plot, yet, it's far from being predictable. But what I liked the most about this flick is its exquisite sense of humor; it probably also helped that to me Joshua's character was somewhat reminiscent to that of Peter Gibbons in my all-time favorite movie Office Space. In a general sense, this movie really reminded me of Before Sunset in terms of its overall charm and the natural nature :-) of acting. (Unfortunately I haven't seen Before Sunrise yet, so I can't really refer to that one in this comparison.) So to conclude, this movie was well-written, well-directed and very well-acted; it would be nice to see more indie masterpieces like this.