There's genuine pain at the core of Heidecker's character - or at least a numbness where the pain used to reside - but the film is keen on obscuring it.
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This review of The Comedy (2012) was written by Scott Tobias and published by AV Club on 08 Nov 2012.
The Comedy has generally received mixed reviews.
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