Writing family Dad Greg Kinnear hopes his wife will come back to them by not shaving, daughter Lily Collins won't forgive her and is promiscuous, son Nat Wolff smokes pot. Jennifer Connelly is the errant mum, who is somewhat improbably with a gym owner. Love interests are Kristen Bell, Logan Lerman and Liana Liberato (whose addiction is dealt with quite sensitively).
This was Boon's debut. How do first time writers get to direct without any experience? Film writers often write about writers. I wonder if Boon actually is a Stephen King fan - I'll bet he is because he went on to write-direct The Stand as well as X-Men and Vampire films. Ah - and Lisey's Story is announced - another King novel. So yes we can assume he is (the author is a voice cameo in this film).
The other subtlety I liked is that the afternoon shagger Bell is really quite friendly with Kinnear and helps him pick out a dating outfit. And I liked that Wolff and Liberato first have sex in the wardrobe.
Overall? I don't know. Pretty good, I guess.
The only thing Boon didn't write but direct was the fabulous The Fault in our Stars.
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