Rose Byrne recently won a Golden Globe for this role. She plays a therapist, who has serious personal issues, in addition to her daughter’s illness and an absent husband. From the opening shot, writer/director Mary Bronstein (she also plays a therapist) keeps the camera close on Byrne for almost every minute. This showcases the actor’s notable dramatic skills. Despite her struggles, the character is unpleasant most of the time, making it hard to like her. Conan O’Brien plays it straight as her co-worker, while A$AP Rocky adds the only personality. There are some “fantasy” moments that only serve to add to the tedious pretentiousness of her dilemmas. As an acting exercise, Byrne gets to shine, but don’t ask the audience to empathize with this unpleasant woman in a rather frustrating character study. BTW, she did have legs, so the title must refer to her general frustrated inadequacy. 
(2 / 5)
