Fits and Starts
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
14 May 1956, Hollywood, California, USA
1972, Abington, Massachusetts, USA
28 November 1966, New York City, New York, USA
3 June 1949, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
29 December 1974, New Jersey, USA
March 14, 2017
While it certainly has its moments, it remains frustratingly one-note, too cool to really commit to the screwball farce the premise is crying out for, and too enamored with picking off easy targets to draw real blood.
March 13, 2017
Fits and Starts ultimately glows through Cenac's unique charisma.
March 12, 2017
An indie version of those movies where a bad night keeps escalating, like After Hours or Adventures in Babysitting. Only since it's about a bunch of pretentious artists, the only escalating danger is smugness.
November 22, 2017
A low-key comedy of errors whose leads' underplayed oomph bolsters the uneven scenario.
February 24, 2018
The director displays a firm control of all the elements in this, her first feature, promising, we hope, even greater cinematic treasures to come.
March 17, 2017
Fits and Starts sometimes seems unable to handle character, story, and motivation at the same time.
December 06, 2017
Fits and Starts is a hilarious interpretation of modern artistry.
