second best have an original film language the protagonist pour his angry heart into a self publish news letter . he be angry at how awful he feel about himself vi a vi his richer and good look and taller and more self assure friend and neighbor . they drive good car and smoke rich cigar and bed pretty woman and eat juicier steak . certain that no one will publish his newsletter and he pin it up around town and place it under car windshield and stuff it in local mail box . most people just throw it in the garbage and others find it offensive and and yet with a few it resonate . they respond to the author website address with tale of inadequacy of their own . this all take place against a suburban jersey backdrop and where four middle age male friend hang out not that differently than they do in high school frequent pick up bar and chinese restaurant and and burn out municipal golf course . their life be not turn out a they have imagine when graduate college . now and thirty year later and these baby boomer be experience problem with their career and marriage and health and child . yet they stick together and cobble a life of humor and sport and dating and and ribald conversation just as fun a if they would each have a couple of million buck .