‘Self Reliance’ Review: Jake Johnson’s Directorial Debut Has An Interesting Premise But Spoils It With Unfocused Execution – SXSW
deadline.comWritten, produced, directed, and starring Jake Johnson, Self Reliance follows Tommy (Jake Johnson), a man accomplishing nothing else in life except to exist, and attempts to spice up his life lead to some near-death encounters.
Along with Johnson, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, and Emily Hampshire. Tommy is a lonely man coasting through life because he’s afraid to confront his failures, and hides behind his mom (who he lives with).
While walking home from work one day he meets Andy Samberg, who invites the wayward man into his limo for a ride to a mysterious location.
The actor tells Tommy that he’s been selected to participate in something, but Samberg can’t recall any other details. Once they arrive at the destination (an old abandoned warehouse of some sort), Tommy walks through a red door to a desk where two men sit, waiting to explain what he’s gotten into.
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