Is This Thing On?

This was quite refreshing approach to martial problems. It's not uncommon for these kind of stories to kind of suggest if you are unhappy in your marriage, it's better to just get divorced and give yourself the chance to be happy. But this film offers an alternate viewpoint. Marriages aren't always going to be happy. But relationships aren't really supposed to be happily ever after. There will be struggles. But it's better to be unhappy alongside someone than unhappy alone. But happiness and unhappiness come and go and you can help support each other in those moments. On top of all that, it can be a tremendous help to yourself and others if you can find an outlet that helps you process those feelings that you feel. It can help you feel happy and fulfilled. So it's great if you can find something like that and encourage your spouse to do the same thing. Whether that's stand up comedy, like in the case of this film, sports, music, writing, etc. So I really liked this. A lot of interesting explorations of it's themes. This results in a compelling experience. The performances are great across the board. Will Arnett and Laura Dern were both great. The characters are likeable and you really do root for them and want them to figure things out and find a way to be happy or be ok with being unhappy for a time and support each other. 8/10