This is one of the dullest films I've ever seen. It's another dud in the career of the incredibly overrated writer/director/actor Mike White (who is currently being overpraised again for his middling series The White Lotus). While not as creepy and gross as some of his other acclaimed work (like Chuck and Buck), it's very, very dull and the protagonist (played by Ben Stiller) is really a rich, spoiled guy who complains that he may "only" get 250K from his mother when she passes (proceeds from their house). It's hard to feel sympathetic to a man who thinks he's struggling in life when he only "gets" 250K from a house sale. The film moves very slowly, and not in an artistic way like art films often do. Its pacing is pretentious, desperately trying to pass itself off as something deeper than it actually is. In fact, it's downright boring and it was very hard to finish.
The only projects that White was involved in that were any good was The School of Rock and The Good Girl, and those were mainly due to the lead performances of Jack Black and Jennifer Aniston. Brad's Status is just mind numbingly tedious throughout. You never care for Stiller or his issues throughout the film, and as a result, the film is pretty much garbage.
The only projects that White was involved in that were any good was The School of Rock and The Good Girl, and those were mainly due to the lead performances of Jack Black and Jennifer Aniston. Brad's Status is just mind numbingly tedious throughout. You never care for Stiller or his issues throughout the film, and as a result, the film is pretty much garbage.