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Supporting Characters

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Two New York film editors attempt to hold on to their significant others while working on a film in crisis.
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Lou Lumenick New York Post Offers a few laughs, all served up on eyeball-gougingly ugly digital video. Rated: 2/4 Jan 25, 2013 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times This well-acted film captures a generational and occupational sliver of New York life that rings true. Rated: 3/5 Jan 24, 2013 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Schechter made the whole thing for about $50,000, without any A-list names. And yet it's sharper and more entertaining than most of the movies to come out this month at 10 times the budget - or well beyond. Rated: 4/5 Jan 24, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A socially causal glimpse into the role of film editing that hits the right notes with minimal ambition through decent charm providing subtle heft and admirably loyal, passionate professionalism. (B) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Supporting Characters is entertaining enough and it does remind me of Woody Allen films (though minus the charm). It is the type of film that many people will love and others will hate. Supporting Characters is not really plot-driven nor is it episodic but somewhere in-between and at the end it fades out. Characters themselves have a smugness that will irritate some viewers though I find it tolerable (it is how people are). The main strength is wittiness/cleverness of the dialogue. It's uneven but the positives outweighs the negatives and overall the film works for me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review walter m In "Supporting Characters," Nick(Alex Karpovsky) gets to sleep in while his fiancee Amy(Sophia Takal) goes to work. That's not to say he has it easy because he and his partner Darryl(Tarik Lowe) have their work cut out for them in editing Adrian's(Kevin Corrigan) movie. On the other hand, Nick gets to work with the beautiful Jamie(Arielle Kebbel) in re-recording some of her dialogue. As a movie about film editors, "Supporting Characters" suffers in the shadows of Albert Brooks' previous "Modern Romance." That's not say "Supporting Characters" it not without its share of pluses, namely being an amiable romantic comedy with a likable cast. It also has a sweet conversation centered around "Indecent Proposal." But just as "Supporting Characters" seeks to show how important editors are to putting together a film, it also gives a tutorial in how not to edit one, which is namely illustrated by the movie's inconsistencies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A thoughtful and appealingly modest indie comedy that's as illuminating towards the world of film editing, as it is towards the struggles with keeping a relationship. A real treat for those looking for a good no-budget film streaming on Netflix. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Why does every romantic movie these days have to revolve around infidelity? On the plus side were the interesting main characters and their bromantic chemistry, as well as the subtle but delightful comedy. I think the movie also ended as well as it could have in terms of the romantic elements. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member felt like an extended episode of HBO's 'Girls" which is ok by me cos i just love that show and liked this one Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two New York film editors attempt to hold on to their significant others while working on a film in crisis.
Director
Daniel Schechter
Producer
Adam Der Aris, Tim Duff, Felipe Dieppa, Alexander Witriol
Screenwriter
Daniel Schechter, Tarik Lowe
Production Co
Pipeline Entertainment (II), Let It Play, Renart Films, Pipeline Entertainment
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2013
Runtime
1h 27m
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