Review of On the Rocks

It has been 17 years since Sofia wrote and directed Lost in Translation which also starred Bill but that film is far superior to this film. The Bill character in this film, Felix, greatly benefits from Bill's talents. In fact if anyone else had portrayed the role I would have likely given this film 5 stars versus 7. That being said even Bill's charm cannot save a weak scrip with every other character in the film being poorly developed. Additionally it is hard to like Felix when he presents a concept that all men are or want to be non-monogamous. This is potentially true for some men and women but not all. I think Bill is a talented actor and in fact I watched this film specifically because he was in it. I respect his body of work and typically like even his most quirky performances but again the above basic premise makes it hard to like Felix despite Bill's talent.