second best show what the guy from hbo entourage may be like 40 year from now and so mark wahlberg might want to see it a a cautionary tale . like american splendor and it feature a self deprecating and self proclaim loser who turn his life into art and here a rant that he print up himself and distribute everywhere around his suburban new jersey home town . but elliott be not a loner or a misanthrope which be what save him and a play by joe pantoliano and from be insufferable or pitiful like marty . he be very much a part of a network of friend and family and community and and he be even on tolerate term with those who have move on with their life and include his re marry ex wife and son ( who might be the first handsome gay dental hygienist ever portray in film ) . the actor be very comfortable at show middle age and male camaraderie of long time friend and a an unusually expressive self reflective bunch who talk about more than sport . though their weekly dinner could put the men movement back a bit a elliott become increasingly lacerate in criticize his friend life and that disruptive nastiness become an equalizing set up when the only alpha male from their group and in a sympathetic three dimensional performance by boyd gaines such that jerry bruckheimer should be very grateful this be his alter ego and come back to visit the old neighborhood with his own existential crisis . until writer or director eric weber stoop to the standard male competitive reflex of jealousy over woman end in fisticuffs and which and frankly and just doesn not make sense for these guy despite the cyrano analogy and he do present an articulate examination ( with a lot of yiddish phrase ) of come to grip with age and from their own health problem to the mother nursing home ( though barbara barrie seem much more spry than the other resident ) . that more depressing side of age baby boomer be leave out of sideways and though this film also have plenty of funny one liner and sometimes with easy target like hollywood and book and to compensate . while the woman tolerance of their men quirk be saintly and at least they be not portray a total bitch and though this be a somewhat cynical reunion for pantoliano and jennnifer tilly since bound . while elliott get lay off from his publish job for not be in touch with the market and he be in touch with today world enough to begin to simultaneously post his ranting a column on a web blog and and the film insert of reaction he generate both in the neighborhood and online from around the country be amuse and keep the film contemporary feeling and move along the leisurely pace . the bergen county and nj locale be use very well in create the feel of a neighborhood . tom obrien score be lovely . i do not know if it be the fault of the projectionist or the director that the top of head be cut off in so many blurry scene .