Bouncing off the arid Exploding Girl comes another indie-romance, a comedy, with a bit more pizzazz. Sorry, Thanks is a rarity that abandons the formulaic route most romances tend to follow, with their emotional breakdowns and contrived happy endings. In her very postmodern debut, director Dia Sokol has somehow tapped into Larry David’s ingenuity and created a mumblecore romance about…nothing. Well, not entirely about nothing; we have a plot rooted in one-night stands, casual relationships, etc., but the story essentially deviates from psychoanalyzing why society engages in such activity and instead examines the lives of a colorful group of San Franciscans and their everyday routine. A tad trivial for some filmgoers, but I find it endearing when directors stray from the norm and illustrate the typical, often tedious day-to-day.In Sorry, Thanks, Dazed and Confused alum Wiley Wiggins portrays Max, a goofy, jocose character earning his keep as a senator’s office assistant, and Kenya Miles is Kira, a recently single, overqualified corporate worker in the process of downsizing to the second-string profession of copy-editing. Max, currently in a relationship, trysts with Kira, finds himself in her company during unexpected intervals, and recklessly tries to ripen the fling Kira wishes to forget. More character study than love story, Sorry, Thanks offers a brief snapshot that captures the burdens of post-collegiate life and looming adulthood. With consistent humor and charming performances, Sokol’s series of mundane vignettes is an enjoyable time-waster.
8/10
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