Film Review – Miss You, Love You

While primarily known as a comedic actor (and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter), Jim Rash has been chipping away at a directorial career over the years. With partner Nat Faxton, Rash co-helmed 2013’s “The Way, Way Back,” and 2020’s “Downhill,” and he returns as a solo act for “Miss You, Love You,” also handling writing duties for the feature. Rash doesn’t offer an epic here, but an incredibly small drama about big feelings, going the two-hander route with an examination of itchiness shared between a widow and her son’s assistant, who’s been sent to help her manage funeral arrangements. “Miss You, Love You” carries a theatrical stance, with Rash investing in dramatic combat, and he finds ideal talent in star Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells, who provide excellent turns in the endeavor, sinking their teeth into juicy roles that explore a wide range of emotions and hostilities. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com