‘Chili Finger’ Review: Judy Greer and Bryan Cranston Star in a Tabloid-Inspired Comedy That Torments You With Quirk
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John Goodman and Sean Astin also appear in this SXSW premiere about a violent chain of events set in motion when a woman discovers an unwelcome object in her fast-food meal.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Too much cinematic quirkiness tends to bring out the Lou Grant in me. To jog your memory, when Ed Asner’s character met Mary Tyler Moore for the first time on her classic sitcom, he told her, “You know what, you got spunk.” She hems and haws for a moment before he snarls, “I hate spunk!” That’s how I felt watching Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad’s relentlessly quirky dark comedy receiving its world premiere at SXSW . You can tell that the filmmakers were going for a Coen Brothers vibe with this comically violent crime tale set in the Midwest (Wisconsin, specifically). With the exception of the central character played by Judy Greer , all the figures onscreen display the sort of eccentricities that are presumably meant to be either amusing or endearing but instead simply come across as odd. Related Stories Movies 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Review: Samara Weaving and Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Sequel That Can't Quite Conjure the Original's Dark Magic Movies 'The Sun Never Sets' Review: Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Bring Warm Chemistry to Joe Swanberg's Wishy-Washy Romantic Dramedy Chili Finger The Bottom Line Unappetizing. Venue : SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Spotlight) Cast : Judy Greer, Sean Astin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Madeline Wise, Paul Stanko, Sarah Herrman, Sara Sevigny, Dann Florek Directors : Edd Benda, Stephen Helstad Screenwriter : Stephen Helstad 1 hour 40 minutes Inspired by a 2005 real-life incident in San Jose, Chili Finger lives up to its title with its storyline involving Jess , a small-town divorce lawyer struggling with empty nest syndrome after sending her daughter (Shaya Harris) off to college. Even worse, she and her sad-sack husband Ron ( Sean Astin ) are in such dire financial straits that they can’t even ...
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