Movie Notes: Kicking And Screaming

Synopsis
After graduation, several college friends have no clue what to do with their lives except complain about the pointlessness of it all.

Synopsis
After graduation, several college friends have no clue what to do with their lives except complain about the pointlessness of it all.

Hmmm. The only way I can swallow The Squid And The Whale whole is to consider it a black comedy — squid-ink black. If the thought of a young kid swearing, drinking beer, and masturbating in a library strikes your funny bone, this film is for you.
The film expertly skewers a particular character type: Bernard Berkman (Jeff Daniels), is an intellectual writer — smart, well-read, contemplative — but a total asshole.