Aidan Bloom is a 35-year-old man who finds himself at major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family.
There are genuinely touching moments amid the slush.
Despite laudably aiming for originality much of Braff's second film plays out as self-pitying Hollywood schmaltz.
Underwhelming if occasionally charming.
That’s a lot of melodrama to pack into a two-hour movie, and Braff’s not particularly adept at negotiating the multiple story strands he sets up for himself this time.
All the cute scenes and montages, leading inexorably to redemption and reconciliation, could have been generated by screenwriting software.
Zach Braff’s latest is a likable indie-spirited ramble from soft-hearted quirkiness to quasi-profundity.
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