Fear, Anxiety And Depression

A sporadically amusing but slow-paced Woody Allenesque movie lacking real comedic bite, FEAR, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION features director Todd Solondz as Ira, a struggling, neurotic, and inept New York playwright searching for love and success. The failure of his avant-garde play prompts Ira to make an unsuccessful suicide attempt; then he breaks up with his shy, supportive girl friend, Sharon (Jill Wisloff), and becomes involved with a performance artist (Jane Hamper), who in turn dumps Ira for a minimalist painter (Max Cantor). But that isn't the end of FEAR, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION's coupling--not by a long shot. Written and directed by Solondz, the film features so...