The darkest and drunkest of the truth-tellers is Jon Hamm?s Ben, who, after having spoken maybe five times in the movie up to this point, suddenly rips into Jason and Julie about the irresponsibility of their decision to raise a child together, then confesses to the angry, sexless hell that his marriage has become, mortifying everyone at the table. The intensity of Hamm?s speech disrupts the movie?s smooth, glib surface?it?s a tonal break that makes us realize, by contrast, how generic and sitcom-y most of the film?s dialogue has been. It may be that Westfeldt, who is Hamm?s romantic partner in real life, wanted to give her man at least one big scene, and he certainly has the chops to carry it off. But the unintentional effect of this brief glimpse into real adult disappointment and heartbreak is that, when we return to the formulaic, easily solved problems of Julie and Jason (dudes, you?re meant for each other, get a room), we care less than we did before.
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