Mitchells v Machines (7+, 114mins) Directed by Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe ****½
Having been accepted into the California College of Film, Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson) believes she’s finally going to meet “my people”.
Sure her dinosaur-loving little brother Aaron (Mike Rianda) has always been supportive of her crazy
Dog Cop series of movies (featuring their beloved cross-eyed pug Monchi) and mom Linda (Maya Rudolph) sympathetic to her passion, but there’s always been a reticence in dad Rick’s (Danny McBride) eyes and words.
Constantly encouraging her to “have a Plan B”, he’s never even watched one of her creations the whole way through. However, when their latest argument leads to a broken laptop, Rick is forced to reassess his stance. Unfortunately, his attempt to fix things only leads to more heartache for Katie. Cancelling her airline ticket, he’s decided that they will personally deliver her from Kentwood, Michigan to California by road. Sure she’ll miss orientation, but instead she’ll have the “joy” of a family road-trip.