Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
refreshing comedy avoids being too quirky
mrschu47912 - wrote on 10/26/2010
As I began watching Please Give, I though I could tell what this movie was going to be. It was going to be an overly quirky film about people with good intentions in a world that seems to be distant from them. That description right there would pull me away from this movie. I’m always amazed that movie like that (Sunshine Cleaning could be an example) are so well received by people. Don’t they ever get sick of the recycled plot or annoying quirkiness of the characters.
When the movie was over, however, I was surprised but happy to learn that this was not one of those movies. In fact, this movie took everything I hate about it quirky movies and made fun them. It’s a story about people who think they can make a difference in the world and solve everyone’s problems, but are …