After being dumped by his girlfriend, Nick Scanlon, an unemployed Manhattan slacker, realizes that coasting by on his bed-head charm won't get him very far. Motivated to win back his girl, he finds a job coaching a middle school soccer team down the block.
Acting
Hugh Dancy's bed-head charm carries the whole thing.
Writing
Surprisingly sharp dialogue for a 5.3-rated movie.
Director
Will Frears
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mamie Gummer (Stella) is Meryl Streep's daughter, making this a stealth nepo-baby watch.
This 2010 indie perfectly captures the post-recession 'funemployed' Brooklyn/Manhattan slacker aesthetic before it became a meme.
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