I have not seen the full movie, only what was on This American Life, but what I saw there was enough to have me hooked and want to know more.
On the onset of the movie, you immediately feel like you know the characters and have a natural judgment against them. Frank comes across as a completely lazy alcoholic slob whose entire life is the result of leeching off other people. Cindy seems like a complete eccentric mess who finds every way she can to cheat the system, and couldn't seem to ever let go of her hard partying lifestyle. And GJ, well, I just found myself amazed that someone who grew up with these people as parents ended up being a functioning individual.
These immediate judgments seem perfectly reasonable for the first half of the show, but the more you learn about the people the more incredibly endearing you find them to be. Through the whole show you find out that Cindy has been lying about a lot of things she's telling GJ, and yet you still find her to be likable and completely honest. Frank never stops coming across as a slob, but you soon realize that he's a part of her life and as much as they bicker and fight, they seem to really need each other.
I want to say more, but I'm going to refrain till I see the entire movie. All I can say so far is that I can't wait to see what happens. To be a fly on the wall in that household must be a real treat.
On the onset of the movie, you immediately feel like you know the characters and have a natural judgment against them. Frank comes across as a completely lazy alcoholic slob whose entire life is the result of leeching off other people. Cindy seems like a complete eccentric mess who finds every way she can to cheat the system, and couldn't seem to ever let go of her hard partying lifestyle. And GJ, well, I just found myself amazed that someone who grew up with these people as parents ended up being a functioning individual.
These immediate judgments seem perfectly reasonable for the first half of the show, but the more you learn about the people the more incredibly endearing you find them to be. Through the whole show you find out that Cindy has been lying about a lot of things she's telling GJ, and yet you still find her to be likable and completely honest. Frank never stops coming across as a slob, but you soon realize that he's a part of her life and as much as they bicker and fight, they seem to really need each other.
I want to say more, but I'm going to refrain till I see the entire movie. All I can say so far is that I can't wait to see what happens. To be a fly on the wall in that household must be a real treat.