It’s all quite entertaining but there’s no dramatic center to the plot. As people believe Shannon’s Shriver is, indeed, the famous author, they want him to sign books and read their manuscripts. Shannon’s character doesn’t seem to have the gift of gab until he begins to talk at a literary conference at the school and wins people over when talking about imagination versus reality. Soon, a detective named Karpas (Jimmi Simpson) shows up looking to get information from Shriver on a local woman who has disappeared and Karpas believes Shriver to actually be the author he is presenting himself to be so wonders what happened to that author’s ex-wife who seems to have vanished as well.Īll the ingredients are here for a laugh-out-loud comedy and Maren’s movie is light enough, at first, to work. Shriver takes a liking to Simone as one would expect and starts to read one of the books she has written. Johnson’s character here tries to bond with Shriver (Shannon’s Shriver) by inviting him to go to the pool with some pretty girls but Shriver would rather be alone at peace in his hotel room. As far fetched as that sounds, the movie toys with that idea and maintains audience interest by doing so.ĭon Johnson (remember him?) plays a college professor named T. The Shriver who takes a plane to the college, played by Shannon, is also a bit unstable and could, theoretically, be the real Shriver. His author photo is very hard to decipher since it was taken decades ago. The author known as Shriver who Simone seeks has gone into hiding so it’s hard to pinpoint where, exactly, the real Shriver is. Kate Hudson serves as Simone Cleary, the literary professor/author who invited Shriver to the school she works at. Thus, a comedy of mistaken identity ensues that is initially entertaining to watch but becomes bland by the film’s third act. His friend Lenny (Mark Boone Junior) accepts the invitation for Shriver to attend. He rarely reads and his mind tends to wander off in many different directions. ![]() One problem: Shriver has no such work to speak of. Michael Shannon (an actor who is always interesting to watch) stars in the movie as Shriver, a handyman from Queens, New York who gets an invitation from a college to speak there regarding his literary work.
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