Jeff, Who Lives at Home. This is one of those movies that critics gave thumbs up to and I simply don’t get it. Jeff (Jason Segel) lives at home, a bit too old to be doing so. He gets a random call. The guy on the other end asks for Kevin. Believing that nothing happens without a reason, he tries to figure out why someone was calling for Kevin. His mother, Sharon (Susan Sarandon), also calls and asks him to go to the store. Off he heads with the name Kevin stuck in his head.
Along the way, the movie introduces us to Jeff’s brother, Pat (Ed Helms), and his wife, Linda (Judy Greer). In my mind, the movie should have focused more on Pat and Linda. Their relationship is painfully self-destructing, mainly due to Pat’s lack of respect for his wife’s opinions. But instead this movie takes us on a meandering adventure with Jeff, which means the movie takes us on the idiotic search for reason behind why someone might call a wrong phone number and ask for Kevin. The multiple connections to "Kevin" makes one roll their eyes.
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