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Fits and Starts

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A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
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Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter 12/06/2017
A low-key comedy of errors whose leads' underplayed oomph bolsters the uneven scenario. Go to Full Review
Andrew Barker Variety 03/14/2017
While it certainly has its moments, it remains frustratingly one-note, too cool to really commit to the screwball farce the premise is crying out for, and too enamored with picking off easy targets to draw real blood. Go to Full Review
Kahron Spearman Austin Chronicle 03/13/2017
Fits and Starts ultimately glows through Cenac's unique charisma. Go to Full Review
Aaron Peterson The Hollywood Outsider 10/10/2018
5.5/10
Fits and Starts is an entertaining but forgettable tale of two married writers trying to find middle ground. Go to Full Review
Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 02/25/2018
The director displays a firm control of all the elements in this, her first feature, promising, we hope, even greater cinematic treasures to come. Go to Full Review
Samantha Ladwig Bust Magazine 12/06/2017
3/5
Fits and Starts is a hilarious interpretation of modern artistry. Go to Full Review
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05/21/2018 Smart, real, and interesting all the way through. A send up of the lit life in NYC these days. The shots of hip types was funny, and I lvoed the cops and their book club! More, more, more.... See more 04/05/2018 If you like small movies that focus on people traversing an evening two in their lives (which is a personal favorite type of film), thank this movie is for you. A married couple, both writers but the wife significantly more successful, venture to a salon party at her publisher's home in the hopes of networking for the husbands career. Everything goes wrong, from missing wives, slacker cops, obnoxious cultural intellectuals, sex crazed book editors and impromptu spills in the pool. The conclusion of the adventure is far from surprising, but it doesn't really matter because we had fun along the way. See more 12/11/2017 It's nice to watch a movie where the world isn't going to end. It's also great to see a film where race isn't an issue and people work through their problems for the better. It also does a nice job of making fun of all those annoying and pretentious "artists" out there. See more 12/09/2017 Love it!!! The writing, the story, the actors!! Everything!! See more 11/10/2017 Saw this at SXSW and was struck by the ease of the humor and the simple charm that enfolded me once the movie wrapped up. Winning performances all around, but Lee and Cenac are truly inviting presences into the mannered but vicious world of the novelist's mind. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
Director
Laura Terruso
Producer
Margherita Arco, Neda Armian, Laura Terruso
Screenwriter
Laura Terruso
Production Co
Armian Pictures, Free Architect Film
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2017
Runtime
1h 20m
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