Band Aid

Charming indie comedy explores an unhappily married couple that forms a band to express their dissatisfaction.

2908d ago

The real star here is the Lister-Jones; a character-actor for most of her career thus far, she offers the break-out talent that Sundance has been home to in years past with her likability factor being through the roof. With her piercing green eyes and enough passion in her artistry to make one fall for her every move, Band Aid is a showcase for her talents and one comes away from it thoroughly impressed and excited for what might come next in her career.

2908d ago

The real star here is the Lister-Jones; a character-actor for most of her career thus far, she offers the break-out talent that Sundance has been home to in years past with her likability factor being through the roof. With her piercing green eyes and enough passion in her artistry to make one fall for her every move, Band Aid is a showcase for her talents and one comes away from it thoroughly impressed and excited for what might come next in her career.

2908d ago

Band Aid makes unmemorable music from a couple’s domestic duress.

2908d ago

Whatever valid reason there may be for turning the relationship sour, couples like this are a huge bore. Anna (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Ben (Adam Pally) in "Band Aid" are that kind of couple. They show up at events carrying their thunder-cloud with them.

2908d ago

Band Aid makes unmemorable music from a couple’s domestic duress.

2908d ago

Whatever valid reason there may be for turning the relationship sour, couples like this are a huge bore. Anna (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Ben (Adam Pally) in "Band Aid" are that kind of couple. They show up at events carrying their thunder-cloud with them.

2908d ago

Both leads are excellent together, and the movie is good at showing how Anna and Ben push each other’s buttons.

2908d ago

As a director, Lister-Jones finds a loose yet quick-moving rhythm, and even if the number of recognizable actors in one-scene cameos (Jesse Williams, Chris D’Elia, Brooklyn Decker, Ravi Patel) can tilt the film toward sketch-comedy territory, she’s careful not to overload any single scene with too much shtick.

2908d ago

In Zoe Lister-Jones’ helming debut, she and Adam Pally play a couple who transform their marital spats into musical numbers, with an assist from Fred Armisen as the drummer next door.

2908d ago

Both leads are excellent together, and the movie is good at showing how Anna and Ben push each other’s buttons.

2908d ago

I like this couple. And their songs aren’t bad! Not so the gender-binary Mars-Venus mumbo jumbo that dominates the resolution. Still, these are quibbles with an otherwise charming and honest marriage story.

2908d ago

As a director, Lister-Jones finds a loose yet quick-moving rhythm, and even if the number of recognizable actors in one-scene cameos (Jesse Williams, Chris D’Elia, Brooklyn Decker, Ravi Patel) can tilt the film toward sketch-comedy territory, she’s careful not to overload any single scene with too much shtick.

2908d ago

I like this couple. And their songs aren’t bad! Not so the gender-binary Mars-Venus mumbo jumbo that dominates the resolution. Still, these are quibbles with an otherwise charming and honest marriage story.

2908d ago

In Zoe Lister-Jones’ helming debut, she and Adam Pally play a couple who transform their marital spats into musical numbers, with an assist from Fred Armisen as the drummer next door.

2908d ago

Sadly, all the characters that surround Ben and Anna either function as explicit thematic signposts or broadly comedic figures.

2908d ago

Sadly, all the characters that surround Ben and Anna either function as explicit thematic signposts or broadly comedic figures.

2908d ago