2014 · comedy · drama
About Alex
Directed by Jesse Zwick1h 36m2014
When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.
Our read: About Alex (2014) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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