What they find there is a whole tiny cosmos, a sprawlingStar Warscantina of extraterrestrial spheres and species.
It helps that O’Connor, herself a former actress (Mansfield Park,A.I.)
Still, there’s something gently intoxicating about O’Connor’s dreamlike pastoral tweaks oh, thosewily, windy moors!
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The pink bowties haven’t changed, but midlife weariness powers this revival.
Roman still carries himself like an undiscovered genius, older and grayer.
Ron is now a business owner (yay!)
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who smells like he lives in a van (he does.)
And Constance and Lydia are still kooky and fun, because they are Jane Lynch and Megan Mullally.
Wedging everybody in requires narrative gesticulation.
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But the episodic structure still sings, with each event becoming a different screwball one-act.
James Marsden has a blast as a big-time actor whose surprise birthday goes awry.
Nick Offerman confirms himself as a guest-star ninja in a smirky-weirdo role that requires multiple (solid!)
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The strength of the movie is its unresolvedness, which will be a test to viewers requiring closure.
