Rosette3 said: "Adam Driver is well known for not watching any of his work. It's unfortunate the interviewer didn't respect his request even knowing this from their previous interview:a few years prior."
Terry Gross (the interviewer) is one of the best interviewers out there and is always very respectful. Knowing that Driver had a sensitivity to hearing himself, she DID gave him a "heads up" and told him he should remove his headphones so he would not have to hear the clip. Love Driver, but diva move. Really - you are an actor on a press tour and you can't steel yourself for this. You hear actors all the time say they can't stand to watch themselves, never see their own movies, etc. and they manage to not walk out of interviews. Knowing full well that Gross incorporates clips, maybe the choice should have been for him to not be interviewed by her. Agree wholeheartedly with LLW2 saying "seems like a retread of Kramer vs. Kramer, War of the Roses, and whatever other divorce movies that feature the trope of controlling husbands and vindictive wives."' and not to mention, did I really need a scene of the parents literally pulling the child in different directions? Really surprised at the almost unanimous critical praise, but, appreciate that it touches others. I am a divorce attorney, and will say Baumbach (with strong assist by Dern, Liotta and Alda) nailed three very real characterizations of divorce attorneys - but, still, they are retreads.
Thought the inclusion of both tunes from "Company". fell completely flat. Though I was greatly looking forward to Driver singing Sondheim, the choice and placement of both songs was pretty ham-fisted and made me cringe. In "Company", the songs, of course, provide important insight into Bobby and his emotional advancement. Their use in the movie seemed way over the top and painfully superfluous to what has already been dramatized.
