Big Fan (2009)

Big Fan
2009
Dir. Robert D. Siegel

I'll start with the good:
Patton Oswalt is phenomenal in the lead. His situation is absurd, and it took a while for me to realize just how "sick" the character is, but you suffer with him throughout the movie. The supporting cast is also above average, but aside from Kevin Corrigan (his performance is also pretty damn good) they're nothing to write home about.
Now the bad:
This is one of the better examples of a movie not being able to find itself. It's pretty clear they were going for some sort of "dark" comedy, but it just isn't here. The material is ripe for a strong, dark comedy, but there is such an over-abundance of light humor interspersed throughout that the movie just feels confused. I'm sure a lot of this is a result of the focus on Oswalt's character, who is himself extremely confused person, and in that sense the tone certainly fits, but what can I say? it just didn't really work for me...
Over all though, it's definitely worth a watch if for nothing more than Oswalt's performance (and Corrigan's for that matter).




apologies for rambling