The Trouble with Bliss 2011

Stephen Holden, New York Times: The kind of movie that gives a bad name to the concept of "quirky." Read more

Sam Adams, Time Out: Hall's puppy-dog charisma holds up under the strain, but it isn't nearly enough to keep this messy midlife-crisis dramedy afloat. Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: The film aims to present a mosaic of crazy New York life, but instead seems more like a shaggy-dog story being spun out by an easily distracted barfly over the course of an idle afternoon. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Hall does what he can, but Michael Knowles' film does such a thorough job portraying the ennui and aimlessness gripping its protagonist that the feeling is contagious. Read more

Ian Buckwalter, NPR: Without much actual character to latch on to, most of the actors seem lost and awkward, even the usually dependable Hall. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Knowles and Light indulge in so many indie cliches, their movie could be used as a film-school case study. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Striving mightily to be the indie equivalent of a wacky sitcom, "The Trouble With Bliss" fails to draw much humor from farcical situations. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: The difficulties of adapting idiosyncratic literature to the screen are all too apparent in The Trouble With Bliss. Read more

Eric Hynes, Village Voice: Even when circumstances and supporting turns slide into quirk and farce, Hall never angles for an easy laugh. Read more