Sure, it's fine to feel good
when other people
compliment you and you should always
accept external praise, but don't overly rely on it.
The palpable tension between Gary and his quartet of friends, which — despite sounding somber — achieves plenty of humor in a continuous string of passive - aggressive clashes that Gary never comprehends (He even forgets that his buddies have said he has a «selective memory,» and
when they tell him he never
accepts that he's wrong, he takes it as a
compliment), comes to a head just as the film reveals the sinister workings of the sleepy little town.