Synopsis: Aniston plays a 30-year old cashier at some sort white-trash JC Penny's who cannot get pregnant because her husband, Chest Rockwell from Boogie Nights, has no sperm, no ambition, and no sense of appreciation for having a hot wife like Rachel because he happens to be a huge pot addict. I mean this guy likes to smoke pot! At one point he almost goes to a bible study while high. Anyhow, a crush on a younger, also-depressed cashier turns into an affair that really gets messy.

Nate's review:

This may be the best "Friends cast" movie of the season. Okay, sure, I went to see this movie because of Aniston (yowza). But this film is actually very good. The story touches on themes of loneliness, self-affirmation, and redemption in a way that not too many others have... or maybe they have and I haven't seen them. It's also quite a bit more surprisingly and somewhat uncomfortably humorous at times than I thought it would be. It's like when you go to see "I Am Sam" and you laugh at stuff that you really shouldn't be laughing at, except in this movie it doesn't feel as wrong for some reason. It's sort of in a vein similar to American Beauty in some respects, but not so much in others. I'm not saying that if you liked AB that you will like this movie, because this is not so much of a neo-noir as AB was. We do get the voice-over narration from the omniscent main character and the themes of postmodern self-affirmation and making a commitment to living out one's dreams in the face of societal/group pressure otherwise. (As an aside, it was awesome to see Chest Rockwell and Not Clooney Or Turturro Oh Brother Where Art Thou Guy in this movie-- great casting.) But this movie has a different type of ending, one that is equally thought-provoking but also brings a nice sense of denoument that we generally lack in noir-type films (a twist on the inescapable fate concept). I really liked the gritty, earthy feel the cinematography, lighting, and film stock gives the movie. It really works well with the particular story of the film in that it reinforces the disparity and lack of upward mobility felt by most of the characters, as does the mise-en-scene in general. Do I sound smart? All-around this film is great. Go see it, bitches!

Rating: 19 out of 20 ways to lose your lover

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