Larry (Jason Schwartzman) drifts through life, from one menial position to the next, without much thought for the future. Often drunk, solitary and unmoored, his closest companion is his French bulldog. He has one living relative, his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis), and only one friend, Major Norwood (Tunde Adebimpe), a ladies man who scores on their nights out while Larry goes home alone. Not much fazes Larry, so he is gob-smacked to realize that he actually likes his new job at an oil-change place and not just because his new boss, Lupe (Eleanore Pienta), is so pretty. Stephen Root, Jonathan Togo, and filmmaker Alex Ross Perry are among the supporting ensemble in Bob Byington’s low-key, existential comedy that also gently satirizes the workplace, whether it’s the Buca di Beppo where Larry briefly toils, the Quick Lube or the assisted-living facility that Grandma calls home. Despite playing a character who is self-absorbed and sometimes obnoxious, Schwartzman imbues Larry with amiability and charm.
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