We like Florence: she's considerate, sweet, pretty, and terrific with kids and dogs. She's twenty-five, personal assistant to an L.A. family that's off on vacation. Her boss's brother comes in from New York City, fresh from a stay at an asylum, to take care of the house. He's Roger, a forty-year-old carpenter, gone from L.A. for fifteen years. He arrives, doesn't drive, and needs Florence's help, especially with the family's dog. He's also connecting with former band-mates - two men and one woman with whom he has a history. He over-analyzes, has a short fuse, and doesn't laugh at himself easily. As he navigates past and present, he's his own saboteur. And what of Florence? is Roger one more responsibility for her or something else?
We like Florence: she's considerate, sweet, pretty, and terrific with kids and dogs. She's twenty-five, personal assistant to an L.A. family that's off on vacation. Her boss's brother comes in from New York City, fresh from a stay at an asylum, to take care of the house. He's Roger, a forty-year-old carpenter, gone from L.A. for fifteen years. He arrives, doesn't drive, and needs Florence's help, especially with the family's dog. He's also connecting with former band-mates - two men and one woman with whom he has a history. He over-analyzes, has a short fuse, and doesn't laugh at himself easily. As he navigates past and present, he's his own saboteur. And what of Florence? is Roger one more responsibility for her or something else?
There are 3 instances of sex, one of which is implied and 2 depicted in a brief but explicit manner, done very realistically.
The first scene relates to Florence making out with an unnamed man at his apartment, and we next see them sleeping next to each other. It's darkly lit, and her bare breasts are seen from a distance as she gets dressed.
In the 2nd scene, Roger begins caressing Florence, kissing her, then lifts her shirt and unbuttons her bra. We then see her bare breasts as Roger initiates oral sex on her, but she's nervous and decides she doesn't want to jump into a sexual relationship, so he stops and she puts her bra back on. This scene lasts about 25 seconds.
In the 3rd scene, Roger is seen having sex with Florence on a couch. It's darkly lit, she seems to be clothed. Florence's legs are shown on Roger's shoulders, and his bare buttocks are partially visible as he thrusts, while she moans.
Some sexual discussion, and infrequent use of anatomical terms.
violence
It's implied that Greenberg is mentally unstable, possibly suicidal and there is a great deal of emotional violence and generally self destructive behavior as a result. He gets into expletive filled rages during multiple scenes, often directed at people who have not done anything wrong, slaps cabinets, breaks house items and goes on a drug/alcohol binge at a party.
profanity
"Fuck" is uttered close to 40 times, often used in expletive-filled sessions of rage by the title character. "Shit" is used about 15 times, and some anatomical terms are used, a few of which are screamed aggressively.
alcohol
The title character is practically an alcoholic, as he begins drinking hard liquor in his first scene during the middle of the day, puts whiskey on the shopping list, and drinks hard liquor throughout, along with beer. He guzzles pain killers with hard liquor in 2 instances. In a party scene in the final third, he snorts a line of cocaine, guzzles vicodin with hard liquor, and takes several puffs off a joint.
frightening
The mental instability of the title character will likely make many uneasy. A theme involving abortion occurs in the final third, and this may strike a chord with certain audiences.
Rated R for: Adult Content, Graphic Language, Nudity, Violence.(HBO advisory)
