Louis Ives (Paul Dano) is caught pawing a bra and leaves the small college for Manhattan. He sublets a room from eccentric Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline). Henry is a failed playwright and an Extra Man. He's an escort for older women simply for the pleasure of the company and the event. It's neither sex nor money. Louis gets a job at an environmental magazine and falls for coworker Mary Powell (Katie Holmes). He starts to test cross-dressing while Henry mentors him on being an Extra Man. There is also Gershon Gruen (John C. Reilly) who may be the strangest one of all.
Alone, each character could work in a quirky indie comedy. Each one is acted great by these excellent actors. It's too odd and not funny enough. This may need a straight man for the comedy to react. It's a bunch of weird people in a not so funny comedy.
Alone, each character could work in a quirky indie comedy. Each one is acted great by these excellent actors. It's too odd and not funny enough. This may need a straight man for the comedy to react. It's a bunch of weird people in a not so funny comedy.