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Jul 17, 2018lukasevansherman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Is there isn't a subgenre called quirkcore, there should be. It would include movies like "Napoleon Dynamite," "Juno," and most anything with Zooey Deschanel. "Brigsby Bear" is a little darker than those but veers a little too close to the indie quirky comedies that have been prevalent over the past decade. SNL's Kyle Mooney lives with his parents in isolation, his sole entertainment an offbeat kids' show called "Brigsby Bear." But it's all an illusion, as his "parents" abducted him, and he's rescued and reunited with his actual parents (Matt Walsh and Michaela Watkins). As he reintegrates into society (there are echoes of both "The Truman Show" and "Being There"), he cuts a naive, slightly lost figure, and all he wants is to recreate "Brigsby Bear." Again, It gets a little too close to whimsy, but the performers and the genuine offbeatness make it work. Mark Hamill has a rare non-Luke Skywalker role as Mooney's fake father. I deducted half of a star for the ending. Produced by the Lonely Island.