Melvin Goes to Dinner
Leaving May 31
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1h 23m
Directed by Bob Odenkirk • 2003 • United States
Starring Michael Blieden, Stephanie Courtney, Matt Price
Perhaps the finest conversation movie this side of MY DINNER WITH ANDRÉ, Bob Odenkirk’s directorial debut invites you along for a stimulating evening of hilarious, engrossing, and disarmingly honest talk, talk, talk. The simple premise—four thirtysomethings convene for a wine-fueled dinner party that turns increasingly intimate as they discuss everything from religion and ghosts to relationships and sexual fetishes—is rendered, in Odenkirk’s deft hands, consistently insightful and surprising, while a host of cameos (look out for everyone from David Cross to Jenna Fischer) keeps things lively.
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