Jeff Daniels has always been one of my favorite actors clear back when he was in Terms Of Endearment. He was great in Trial and Error, one of my favorite comedies of all time. Here he plays a world famous writer who wrote a book called Me and God some twenty years ago but has since then forgotten how to live. He doesn't trust anybody, he turns down his agent's (Nora Dunn) many requests for appearances and is just basically a sourpuss. But he also has had a back problem lately and that is where Elizabeth (Lauren Graham) comes in. She has just opened a chiropractic service just a few blocks down from his. They meet when he literally crawls into her door asking for help. Other notable characters in this movie are a bookstore owner (Lou Taylor Pucci) who recently spent a month in rehab for alcoholism. He is also fighting this at home where he lives with his father who drinks but doesn't think he has a problem. Also his employee at the bookstore (Kat Dennings-Nick and Norah's Playlist) is in a few scenes as well.There were some nice scenes with Daniels' character and Graham's son's character (Max Antisell). Overall this was a better film then I thought it was going to be. Daniels was great as well as Lauren Graham who I usually am never disappointed in. Recommended.
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