Happily Underemployed
The rare Hollywood comedy that advocates work-life balance
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In the very adult beginning of Adult Beginners, Jake, a New York venture capitalist played by Nick Kroll, quickly proves he’s an unrepentant jerk. “Enjoy your Champagne—it’s filled with roofies!” he shouts at an office party, toasting the investors who’ve sunk their savings into his product, Minds i, an atrocious rip-off of Google Glass. “You’re all going to have so much more money … on paper.”
Seconds later, Jake is back in his bachelor pad, snorting cocaine and making out with a woman, when he’s interrupted by a phone call: The supply chain broke down in China. The news is already on TechCrunch. The party’s over. As investors start screaming about their emptied retirement accounts and devastated college funds, Jake just rolls his eyes.