The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael ShowalterDirector
- Michael ShowalterWriter
- Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
- Craig WedrenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael ShowalterElliot Sherman
- Elizabeth BanksCaroline Swann
- Michelle WilliamsCecil Mills
- Justin TherouxBradley Lake
- Zak OrthWendall Wimms
- Michael Ian BlackEd
- Catherine Lloyd BurnsStella
- Peter DinklageBenson Hedges
- Paul RuddDan Abbott
- Katharine PowellSonya Simmons
- Jon DeVriesAlan Swann
- Donna MitchellJudy Swann
Stills
Themes
love triangleflashbackweddingscrewball comedy