And Ferrell , whose vaguely uncomprehending onscreen stare usually signals amusing male cluelessness to come , upends expectations from the very first scene , as Nick sits in his car , locked in a traffic standstill and palpably unable to endure the stress without a pull on his liquor flask . Rush terrific performance not matched by director Rush . Dan Rush 's commercial background comes through in film . Sober Nick Halsey 's follows alcoholic Rush spiral downwards .
Rush terrific performance not matched by director Rush . Dan Rush 's commercial background comes through in film . Sober Nick Halsey 's follows alcoholic Rush spiral downwards .