The Baxter (2005)
Directed by Michael Showalter
Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.
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All this niceness is one of the unfortunate recognizable traits in Showalter’s direction, which in “The Big Sick” is as wan and flaccid as it was in “ The Baxter ” and “ Hello, My Name Is Doris ,” two movies that also include strong premises and performances but are, in Showalter’s hands, rendered unduly mild.
Director Michael Showalter (The State, The Baxter) manages to strike the perfect balance between humor and melancholy, aided in no small part by a cast that is equally good in funny and poignant scenes.
Michael Showalter (“The Baxter”) directs their Chicago-set story conventionally but with vigor and feeling (in a Judd Apatow production).