Review of While We're Young

The film has a good start and seems promising but as we go further and we understand that Jamie (Driver's character) is morally ambiguous ,things start to get confusing. What the 40 year old couple was seeing in the young, creative and passionate couple doesn't exist, as we discover that they are faking everything. Driver's character could be the perfect example of a person affected by a narcissistic personality disorder, manipulating his benefactors and friends to obtain personal profit, with no sense of guilt for his lying even when caught, and no care for anyone (including his spouse) but for himself ("Jamie cares only for Jamie" says his wife). Everyone around him is just a tool for his success. But what is upsetting is that this ,in the end, doesn't really seem to care anyone! Naomi's father ,the great film maker who had a public speech about the meaning of integrity in documentaries, now says it's ok, Driver's act isn't a crime ...! Even to Ben's character (who is surprisingly so immature that fails to make his point on why is wrong to deceive people and enforce this opinion) seem to care less in the end when he admits that (referring to Driver's character) "you 're right. He's not a bad person. He's just young!" This way he buries his dignity even deeper and he accepts both the role of a victim and a failure. This film teaches us that youth = being a narcissist and it is ok to lie and deceive if you are young...Plus ,people in their forties are totally naive and useless and the fact that a person keeps his integrity is not of much value but even worst: is actually a weakness similar to aging... because being honest and real can't bring you success. I think the movie doesn't really do justice to the characters of Ben and Naomi ,and this is a huge dissatisfaction. They don't really discover or even understand where their true value and their authentic way lies as someone would expect from the ending. But they seem to accept Driver's victory and continue their boring life hoping that a baby will solve everything. What a cliche'...