Meet Bill

The story of a man (Aaron Eckhart) grappling with middle-age ennui at work and at home feels done to death, as does the distracting addition of a spunky rich-kid high schooler.

This movie never should have seen the light of day.

Male midlife crisis presents as pathological self-loathing in Meet Bill, an imperative to which the only sane response is: No thanks.

Even a hilarious turn by Kristen Wiig as the owner of a doughnut company can't save this clichéd, meandering story from playing like American Beauty lite.

When all is said and done, Bill is let down by Bill.

[A] meandering, plotless venture.

[Meet Bill] is artless and abrupt, and once you lay eyes on it, you feel totally cheated.

Discovering your real self is the theme of Meet Bill, in which Bill has to work hard to finally meet himself