Overview
Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.
I think the premise (a man struggles to make new friends as an adult, and is a terrible person on top of it) is actually a really good one, and I can’t think of many films that tackle the idea of portraying the difficulty in making new friends as an adult (which I firmly believe is a very real thing). I think the resolution was perfect as well. The problem? The hour in between is absolutely painful. We see a man falling down, but that doesn’t make for a good watch. As the movie goes on, he becomes less of a sympathetic figure, and not at all an interesting or funny one.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Friendship
Movie title: Friendship
Movie description: Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.
Date published: 2025-07-28
Director(s): Andrew DeYoung
Actor(s): Tim Robinson, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, Paul Rudd, Rick Worthy, Whitmer Thomas, Daniel London, Eric Rahill, Jacob Ming-Trent, Billy Bryk, Meredith Garretson, Ari Dalbert, Josh Segarra, Raphael Sbarge, Omar Torres, Jason Veasey, Jon Glaser, Carmen Christopher, Mike J. Mills, Alex Webb, Juri Henley-Cohn, Desi Waters, Brandi Burkhardt, Andhy Méndez, John Cenatiempo, Teren Carter, Ivy Wolk, Conner O'Malley, Craig Frank, James Daly
Genre: Comedy
My Review
I think the premise (a man struggles to make new friends as an adult, and is a terrible person on top of it) is actually a really good one, and I can’t think of many films that tackle the idea of portraying the difficulty in making new friends as an adult (which I firmly believe is a very real thing). I think the resolution was perfect as well. The problem? The hour in between is absolutely painful. We see a man falling down, but that doesn’t make for a good watch. As the movie goes on, he becomes less of a sympathetic figure, and not at all an interesting or funny one.
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My Review - 5/10
5/10