Me And You And Everyone We Know review

Directed by

Miranda July
Featured cast

  • Miranda July (Christine)

  • John Hawkes (Richard)

  • Miles Thompson (Peter)

  • Brandon Ratcliff (Robby)
Ratings / Reviews

ratbag's review

"Me and You and Everyone We Know" is a touching, funny, enjoyable and uplifting film about the human need to connect to each other.

Richard (played by John Hawkes) is undergoing separation from his wife and kids, tries to connect to his sons ... but in a manner that I found to be terrifying, at first. Until we find out what he was really trying to do!

Christine is a performance artist, and tries to form a connection with Richard and an equally impossible connection with the stiff art curator at the Contemporary Art Museum.

Richard's sons, Peter and Robby, tries to form a connection with their new neighbours -- Peter finds that he has more in common with the little girl with a chest full of household appliances than his two promiscuous classmates. Meanwhile, all Robby has learned about human connection is through the chatroom, as his brother has taught him.

Although "Me And You" feels like a movie that sees the light side of life, the dark side IS there, but only if you dwell on it. As it features children in adult situations, I would probably not recommend it to some adults (especially easily offended ones). Children might have a more open mind (if they're not the impressionable type). Miranda's character is like Peter Pan, and still has a childlike enthusiasm about life (and believes in her lucky pink dots), and her breeziness contributes to the mood of the movie.

A highly recommended American film ('tho it FEELS Canadian because of the characters' dress sense)!

aelst's review

Very funny movie about a recent divorcee, his two kids, and a girl who makes weird contemporary art videos and drives old people around as her day job.

All the characters are very emotional, and fun to watch, but it's also very depressing. Its about the degenerate crap that plagues western society today such as contemporary art, cyber, old people, failed relationships and horniness. This is what happens to some humans when they don't have to worry about basic things like surviving.

4 out of 5 stars.