Just saw this tonight. Much better movie on its surface than it actually is. Its successes are overtly celebrated, meanwhile it is not a flawless film. Inevitable, flat scenes of dialogue are as frequent as the better ones, and the first chapter may be by far the best chapter. Much less eventful and artistically…

Yeah, well, again I'm here to talk about the show itself. Dont really care about the do's and dont's of "AV clubbers"

yeah and it was boring and not really having anything to do with the comment I made or the implication of disagreement your reply to my comment indicated. So now I stated my opinion back.

I just responded to a point made in the review. That's what reviews do—spark conversation. But never mind.

Haha, thanks for that. Care to share a rebuttal, aka your opinion?

"It bears repeating that both Will Arnett and Amy Sedaris are doing the best work of their career on this show (apologies to Arrested Development and Strangers With Candy fans, it’s true)"—quote from above

I know this is the wrong place for this, but can I just say that talking about "story" all the time—with tv, no less, which has always been special because of its episodic approach to entertainment; pure, unabashed entertainment—is a very constrictive and frankly borin lens to constantly stare through. And it's part…

Oh really? People like Ghostbusters? Wow what a revelation. Thanks for that perspective.

I didn't like the original Ghostbusters. It kind of sucks.

and so…..?

Don't you think the theme at play, some of the performances (specifically Henri Douvry), and the comedy is enough to outweigh the lack of a script? I, too, see the value in writing and re-writing, and no doubt Silver's work is on the other side of the screenplay, but I think there's a good amount of value to Silver's…

The Counselor is a great, great movie, filled with crazy characters, crazy scenes, nihilism, and some wild plot turns and shots. In short: it's a wild movie. Anyone taking it seriously (re: as a piece of realism or naturalism) is going about it the wrong way. Not sure what everyone's problems are with it, besides old…