Jeff, Who Lives at Homeis the story of Jeff (obviously) who is the typical slacker/stoner guy who still lives in his mother's basement at age 30. He's got no job, no ambition and no clue what to do with his life. He sits around waiting for the universe to give him a sign.
All of this makes Jeff sound like kind of a loser, but Jason Segel brings his lovable quirkiness to the character and that's where the film's enjoyment comes from. Ed Helms plays Pat, Jeff's brother who is in the middle of a terrible marriage. The two siblings aren't very close, but they bond throughout the movie as Jeff helps Pat stalk his wife. He's only following her because he believes she's having an affair. It's not as creepy as it sounds.
The film, being a comedy, isn't the funniest film out there, but it has a lot of heart. I've read a lot of reviews that have put the film down and I feel that it's worth spending the almost hour and a half to watch it.
A lot of indie comedies are pretentious and full of themselves trying to push a message to the audience and letting the comedy take a back seat. This film has a message too, but it's what drives the character and there's some pretty funny scenes in the film.
Susan Saradon plays their mother and does a great job adding a little more depth to the story, even though her story is a subplot.
The movie is written and directed by the Duplass brothers, Mark and Jay. If you don't know them, they're the guys who brought us Cyrus and Mark is in The League on FX. They show us that they know what they're doing, but they constantly use quick zoom ins for closeups on peoples faces. To me that gets a little annoying, but it's their style. I only notice it because a lot of television comedies do that and it's a little odd to see it used that much in a full length feature film.
Overall the film is quirky and funny and it has a lot of heart.
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