Review of Brad's Status (2017) by Matt C — 29 Sep 2017

Best movie I've seen in 2017 so far. Ben Stiller shines as a guy almost 50 having a mid-life crisis, wondering if the choices he has made for his life were the right ones, compared with his friends from college.

The screenwriter and director Mike White did an outstanding job capturing the feelings I too have been experiencing over the last few years. I was impressed with the guy who plays Stiller's son, going to college interviews.

They did such a nice job with the father/son relationship. But the son's friend, the Harvard junior who plays the flute, is the one who delights, providing a dose of perspective to Brad about white privilege.

This is a funny, poignant film that makes one think about his own life. I highly recommend.