Brilliantly played with a mixture of insolence and
guilelessness by Barry Keoghan, Martin has a strange hold over Steven.
Not exact matches
A little later on, Trish (Catherine Keener), the mature single mom who's been intrigued and charmed
by Carell's
guilelessness, wigs out when she finds a few porn movies stashed at his apartment and hits the road in near - hysterics.
Screenwriters Evan Goldberg (Seth Rogen's collaborator on «Superbad» and «Pineapple Express») and Jay Baruchel (who co-stars as Doug's hockey - obsessed, potty - mouthed best pal) strike a delicate balance between Doug's
guilelessness and his capacity for violence, and the loony balance of the two — played with expert precision
by Scott — gives the film its comic zest.