A motivational speaker lands in Cincinnati to give a talk and finds his world is upended when he meets a call centre attendant who has come for his presentation.
What set this apart for me was an interesting script from Charlie Kaufman (the writer of "Adaptation" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"), a strong principal cast in David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan, and the fact that it was an animated film using puppets.
To say more risks taking away some of the surprises of the film. It's a charming, somewhat bittersweet romance, which didn't try to stretch things too far (an ailment of a few too many films this week). Recommended.
They announced this morning that they had signed a distribution deal for the film, so it will appear in theatres sometime over the next year or so. Look for it.
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