Director: John Krasinski
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men was originally a short story by David Foster Wallace that was exactly what its title suggested - invented interviews between an unseen, unheard female and men who tell stories that cast them in a less than noble light. Director John Krasinski selected difficult source material - not only does he have to provide a story around the interviews, but he has to dramatize the interviews as well. He calls on a stable of noted character actors to play the titular men, and the performances are a strength. Still, his use of jump-cutting and inability to put more than a wisp of story around the original work make this a difficult watch for anyone who hasn't already read the original.
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