This understated and delightful New York-based comedy starring Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement as a guy grappling with single fatherhood is less weighty than writer/director James C. Strouse's earlier films, but there's still plenty of drama underpinning the lightheartedness.
After clever hand-drawn illustrations fill us in on Charlie's and Will's history - they met, fell in love, had twin daughters and got on with getting by - we meet five years later when they're struggling with parenthood and keeping their relationship alive.
At the twins' 5th birthday party Will (Clement) stumbles across Charlie (Stephanie Allynne) having sex with their friend, Gary (Michael Chernus).
Though Charlie still loves Will she doesn't "love her life", and, encouraged by Gary, makes some changes - largely leaving Will - and attending improvisation classes.
We then skip a year, and find Will, a graphic artist and teacher still struggling as a single father, going so far as to tell his students, "I'm just having a bad life. It'll be over eventually."
