My Effortless Brilliance
2008 · 79 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 372 VOTES · DIR. Lynn Shelton
Overview
Lynn Shelton's "My Effortless Brilliance" is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughly-city-mouse author Eric (Sean Nelson) and his ex-best-friend, the tersely powerful journalist and wood-chopper Dylan (Basil Harris). Dylan, fed up with Eric's self-involved antics, dumps him and disappears to live in a log cabin in the woods of Eastern Washington; two years later, Eric arrives (sporting a Prius, white sneakers, and a fear of spiders) to mend the friendship.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,172 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:38 Dos passos.
00:04:48 It's been a long time.
00:06:45 Well, I can't wait to see you, and I'll see you very soon.
00:09:17 we got so much attention for that first novel
00:11:05 - A big copy of your book cover, yeah.
00:12:57 Boyfriend.
00:21:47 I would just come here after the reading.
00:24:31 with the horse and the gun
00:27:38 - No.
00:29:39 up in the mountains.
00:31:27 Mostly toddlers.
00:35:59 That was good.
00:41:13 like a burl clock out of that
00:42:52 - Cougars don't like water.
00:47:58 It didn't work out that well.
00:50:51 That's some... that plum brandy is pretty good.
00:52:44 - Or half.
00:54:50 that I didn't know how to tell.
00:57:02 - What did you... - I came here to drank.
00:59:29 I'm not trying to, like, bring...
01:01:04 - Fucking let's go. - All right.
01:04:12 - Even those are undead, but...
01:07:23 We got to turn... - The ridge.
01:10:45 - I know. It's weird.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,172
Dialogue density14.8 lines / min
First line00:02:38
Final line01:10:45
Production Record
DirectorLynn Shelton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes372