SummaryFred (Paul Lieberstein) rarely gets through the day without falling to the ground with crippling pain. After meeting the beautiful Regan (Rosemarie DeWitt) and visiting an acupuncturist, he finally begins to find relief for both his chronic pain and his persistent loneliness.
SummaryFred (Paul Lieberstein) rarely gets through the day without falling to the ground with crippling pain. After meeting the beautiful Regan (Rosemarie DeWitt) and visiting an acupuncturist, he finally begins to find relief for both his chronic pain and his persistent loneliness.
The romantic comedy elements here are just offbeat enough to appeal. But with every encounter with the needles, the music and the Song of Back and Neck, the pitch rises and the laughs — awkward and endlessly surprising — turn to cackles and then guffaws.
Because Lieberstein is an inherently likable actor, we identify with his plight, even if it takes a while to realize that he’s essentially brought this situation upon himself.