Appropriate Behaviour
dir Desiree Akhavan
The romcom is constantly undergoing makeovers and having nips and tucks here and there but it remains in essence unchanged: person meets person meets obstacle. Selling a film is a different matter. The radically new can be offputting but straightforward facsimiles don’t look all that enticing either. So you can understand why the new comedy Appropriate Behaviour is being sold with the help of mentions on the poster for Lena Dunham (and her HBO series Girls) or Frances Ha. Dunham has provided an approving quote for publicity purposes but the movie doesn’t have much in common with Girls apart from its setting (New York City), its vague subject matter (relationships) and the fact that its star, Desiree Akhavan, is also the writer and director.
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