"Perhaps most perplexing for me was the portrayal of the female characters as swooning, giggling nothing's." If you leave during the first half, you can't judge the portrayal of female characters because SPOILER - the show ends highlighting the accomplishments and strengths of a female character. Wish someone else that would have appreciated the show or even just liked it but would sit through the whole show had your seat. What a waste.
Jay G2, I think your comments are ridiculous, what one might call "reverse agism." Even more, it is inaccurate. Was Brandon-Jacob's An Octoroon or Appropriate solely about 20-30 year olds? No, and if they were, it wouldn't matter. Go see revivals or plays by older playwrights if you don't have interest in millennials.
I saw it last night...Brief thoughts because I'm at work! I thought there were some nice moments and great jokes but that it needs a great deal of work to feel cohesive. First and foremost, Eisenberg plays a character that is so unlikable. He is a filmmaker yet doesn't show any passion. He says he "hates his father" (lives in the apartment he bought him and for some reason has the decor of a newly married couple as opposed to a bachelor pad with a rebellious filmmaker) but why? Also, why so m...
Well then maybe it will go to "The Qualms" and the committee will continue the tradition that they started when they awarded the prize to Disgraced- choosing "cliché and rudimentary" scripts. I vote for The Octoroon too!