The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Drama · Comedy · 2012
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Movie details
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
“The first step to finding your destiny is leaving your mother's basement.”
2012 Drama · Comedy 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Jeff, Who Lives at Home?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Duplass · Jay Duplass
Written by
Mark Duplass · Jay Duplass
Jason Segel
Jeff Thompkins
Ed Helms
Pat Thompkins
Susan Sarandon
Sharon Thompkins
Judy Greer
Linda Thompkins
Rae Dawn Chong
Carol
Steve Zissis
Steve
Evan Ross
Kevin
Court is in session
Put Jeff, Who Lives at Home on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.