Based on that viral New Yorker short story from 2017, the film goes off the rails in a way that's so bad it's kind…
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Cast
Emilia Jones (Margot)Nicholas Braun (Robert)Geraldine Viswanathan (Taylor)Isabella Rossellini (Dr. Enid Zabala)Hope Davis (Kelly)Christopher Shyer (Ernie)Liza Koshy (Beth)Josh Andrés Rivera (Dave)Melissa Lehman (Billie)Isaac Powell (Clay)Jeremy Gill (Kyle)Kyle Selig (Lucas)Liza Colón-Zayas (Officer Elaine)Michael Gandolfini (Peter)Donald Elise Watkins (James Madley)Fred Melamed (Dr. Resnick)Camille Umoff (Laura)Sammy Arechar (Kelvin)
Director
Susanna Fogel
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Synopsis
When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.
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