Uneven, imperfect, but ultimately enjoyable & even modestly rewarding

Fails to enlighten - but entertains nonetheless

Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)

Amanda Peet, Jeffrey Tambor, and David Walton in Bent (2012)

Jesse Plemons and Molly Shannon in Other People (2016)

Ashley Johnson

Chad Lindberg

Seth Adkins

Hal Haberman

When Lilly meets suicidal, chronically depressed William, she decides to help him kill himself.

Tim Hunter

The Failures

Humorous &amp; Touching

Initially, I wasn&apos;t sure I&apos;d like the film based on the plot/subject... It sounded mean-spirited. But it actually was humorous and touching. 

I thought the film did I good job balancing the amount of light sarcastic humor with darker suicidal talk. It wasn&apos;t too heavy, nor too light. It could have been deeper, but the fact it wasn&apos;t, isn&apos;t a complaint ... The film works well as it is. 

Another movie at the theaters now (2004) that also revolves around suicide is Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself. Both contain drama &amp; humor. However, while I would consider Wilbur to on the drama side (deep), I&apos;d consider Failures more on the humor side (light). 

I also enjoyed most of the various characters in the movie. And I was especially impressed with J. Johnson.

It&apos;s well-acted, well-written, and worth seeing.

Initially, I wasn't sure I'd like the film based on the plot/subject... It sounded mean-spirited. But it actually was humorous and touching. 

I thought the film did I good job balancing the amount of light sarcastic humor with darker suicidal talk. It wasn't too heavy, nor too light. It could have been deeper, but the fact it wasn't, isn't a complaint ... The film works well as it is. 

Another movie at the theaters now (2004) that also revolves around suicide is Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself. Both contain drama & humor. However, while I would consider Wilbur to on the drama side (deep), I'd consider Failures more on the humor side (light). 

I also enjoyed most of the various characters in the movie. And I was especially impressed with J. Johnson.

It's well-acted, well-written, and worth seeing.

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