Greenberg is the latest movie from Noah Baumbach, the fella responsible for the poo sandwiches that were The Squid and the Whale and Margot at the Wedding. He doesn't make it a trifecta with this new one, though, because Greenberg is actually a pretty good movie. In it, Ben Stiller plays a dude in his forties who agrees to house sit for his rich brother. He attempts to reconnect with old friends, parties with college kids, whines about the past, and sticks his head between the thighs of that blonde girl in one of the most absurd scenes I've ever seen in a movie. Then he whines about the past some more. His character got on my nerves a little bit, but there were enough laughs that I didn't care THAT much. I liked how Baumbach depicted Southern California, and there were some really cool shots of Stiller in the middle of a birthday party and covering up a pool in the rain, among others. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) did the soundtrack, and it was pretty good. Most of the songs were pretty muted, but they fit the hazy SoCal vibe. The movie had a lot to say about growing up, mostly that people need to do it and not be whiny like Ben Stiller. Baumbach used some interesting symbols like a dead animal in a pool and one of those large inflatable things with swaying arms that my mom hates to get this idea across.All in all, Greenberg is worth your time and bills.
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