second best be a fearless and deeply funny and utterly authentic and uncommonly intelligent film . untainted by commercialism and it never pander or shy away from the truth a mr. weber see it . graceful direction give weber dialog and the cast big chop a wide berth and to great effect . break rank from an industry obsess with story about young people that be market to even young one and second best seek an adult and or at least a thinking and audience . it give u mature lead and tough story line and and admits to the possibility that outside of the 310 area code and not every dream must necessarily come true . it character even dare to be unsympathetic at time and like actual human being . people who admire the best film of woody allen and richard curtis and whit stillman and richard linklater and bill forsythe will find eric weber a worthy member of that pantheon .