And I think Baumbach chose to go that route with the final third because he had to, I wouldn't say punish, but he had to make sure Stiller's character learned his lesson about worshipping false hipster idols, especially at his age.

Anyway, I thought both Charles Grodin and Adam Horowitz were quite winning in this. And man, Adam Driver is just fascinating to watch as an actor.

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