Shooting on washed-out digital video, Forster gets his camera up close and very personal, capturing the real-life rhythms of people who simply cannot handle complications in their lives. The direction is insinuating, invasive and frighteningly revealing, exposing our fears of "awkwardness" for what they really are: deep-rooted selfishness. And the script plays nicely with implications about what might happen next--what these people are capable of. The cast is perfect; Mitchell and Louis find just the right balance between fragility and strength as their characters cope both with the tragedy of death and the loss of their support base. And it's great to see sitcom stars like Mullally (Will & Grace) and Ruck (Spin City) do something meaty for a change. These so-called "friends" are absolutely horrible ... and yet everything they do is dreadfully familiar. Near the end, the film's subtle and telling understatement is almost undermined by a creepy sequence involving a storage facility. But the final scene more than makes up for it; like Monster's Ball, it relies on the face of the lead actress. And Mitchell is more than up to the challenge. This is a must-see movie, even if it means waiting for video.