The Intervention
First screened in July 2016
Director: Clea DuVall. Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Vincent Piazza, Clea DuVall, Natasha Lyonne, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat, Skylar Bernon, Kira Pozehl. Screenplay: Clea DuVall. Twitter Capsule:
Frequently hilarious ensemble comedy. At its core are Lynskey's displaced sorrow and Smulders' undeniable anger.
Second Capsule:The Intervention reminded me of The Anniversary Party: two merry-sad-serious comedies built by actor-directors who really know their casts.
VOR:②
Structured to delight audiences and collaborators, not to push genre or medium. Cool bait-and-switch, though, about the movie's fundamental subject.
