Swanson finds part-time work as a dishwasher. His ironic sense of humor attracts the attention of a waitress (Kate Lyn Sheil), who he later takes onto his boat. As Swanson awkwardly fails to make a move, the woman suffers a seizure. Rather than help, he watches her with vague interest. One night, Swanson's friend Van (Wareheim) shows their group a slideshow of photos from his childhood, interspersing vintage pornographic images as a gag. Despite some initial laughs, the group eventually falls silent and everyone appears apathetic. In the final sequence, Swanson visits the beach, where he plays in the water with a young child, an activity he seems to genuinely enjoy. Cast Tim Heidecker as Swanson Eric Wareheim as Van Harman Jeffrey Jensen as Cargill James Murphy as Ben Gregg Turkington as Bobby Kate Lyn Sheil as the waitress Liza Kate as Swanson's sister-in-law Alexia Rasmussen as the young woman Richard Swift as Richard Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics. It received an aggregate rating of 47% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 34 reviews, and 46% on Metacritic based on the opinions of 15 critics (indicating "mixed or average reviews"). For example, David Lewis of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote that the film was "one of the most self-indulgent, pretentious and unfunny movies of the year", while Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club gave the film an "A−" rating, writing that "few films have better articulated the limits of irony as a force field against the world". Aaron Hillis of The Village Voice called it "transgressively brilliant... an itchy critique of entitlement starring avant-garde comedian Tim Heidecker as one of Williamsburg's overprivileged". The film has drawn comparisons to both La Dolce Vita and The Idiots. The film had a limited theatrical release, grossing $41,113 in four theaters over eight weeks. See also The Disintegration Loops-featured on the film's soundtrack New Sincerity Criticism of postmodernism White privilege Alternative comedy References External links 2012 films American drama films Films set in Brooklyn Films shot in New York City 2010s English-language films 2010s American films