What if Hirokazu Kore-eda directed an episode of The Rehearsal? On paper, this is what Rental Family brings to mind. Like the Japanese auteur’s brilliant After Life, or Nathan Fielder’s strange series, this Brendan Fraser-fronted film follows an acting troupe committed to helping people on a bigger scale through their craft.
One of its brighter moments––a hilariously irrational pilot and first-assistant exchange mid-plane-crash––will add jet fuel to the fire of conversation surrounding season two of The Rehearsal as it continues to air.