Nesting (film) explained

Nesting is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Chuldenko and starring Todd Grinnell and Ali Hillis. The film premiered at the 2012 Cleveland Film Festival.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Todd Grinnell as Neil
• Ali Hillis as Sarah
• Kevin Linehan as Graham
• Erin Chambers as Katie
• Alexi Wasser as Rachel
• Jeffrey Stubblefield as Jeff
• Sorel Carradine as Nikki
• Erik Stocklin as Ben
• Wes Armstrong as Kenny
• Jeremy Radin as Ross
• Jamal Thomas as Brian
• Erin Gray as Mrs. Deegan

Release

The film had a limited release on May 11, 2012.

Reception

The film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews.^[3]

Kalvin Henely of Slant Magazine awarded the film one star out of four and wrote, "The way Nesting goes out of its way to tell us where it’s set is symptomatic of the film in general."^[4]

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The script unfortunately suffers from its own case of arrested development, barely getting out of the gate before stalling, and never building enough laughs or narrative impetus to justify feature length."^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nesting to open 36th Cleveland International Film Festival; Chagrin Falls-native John Chuldenko brings comedy to town. Cleveland.com. Clint. O'Connor. February 2, 2012. April 27, 2022.
2. Web site: 36th Cleveland International Film Festival prepares to launch: Focus will be on filmmakers. Cleveland.com. Clint. O'Connor. March 19, 2012. April 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Nesting. Rotten Tomatoes. April 26, 2022.
4. Henely. Kalvin. Review: Nesting. May 8, 2012. Slant Magazine. April 26, 2022.
5. Harvey. Dennis. Nesting. May 7, 2012. Variety. April 26, 2022. Inconsequential results, opening in a few U.S. markets May 11, will play better as a pleasant but instantly forgettable time-filler on the smallscreen..