Kathy o

Yes, the movie is a mess. The problem is the casting of two comedic actors - one miles better than the other - in a really dark, uncomfortable film. Because the premise is odd (a sort-of avalanche brings out the best and worst in the couple) an audience unfamiliar with the story expects laughs. There are none. The film is relentlessly grim. It may be the story of a marriage falling apart, or it may be the story of a couple who will stick it out no matter what, or it may be the story of a couple surrounded by uncomfortable stereotypes (sexy ski instructor, horny concierge who never seems to work, self-absorbed millennial couple). The only thing that gets you through the short film is Julia Louis Dreyfus. In long, meaningful close-ups, she shows she is first and foremost an actress, secondly a comedienne. See it, watch her, and expect nothing.

Lazy writing, chaotic, arbitrary, not true to its characters and the worst thing you can say about a comedy - not funny. First season was good, but when the mother just up and went to Paris during the second season, you knew it was going off the rails. It did. Why two stars? One for Jane and one for Lynch. She’s why we stuck with this hot mess.