@csrz Apart from the slightly similar personal defense lessons, I didn't find any other similarities with The Art of Self-Defense which was mainly satirizing/critiquing toxic masculinity. I think Dual , even with its overt deadpan humor, it managed to handle a wider range of issues, like the emotional disconnect in long-distance relationships, alcoholism, depression etc. more impressively than anything TAoSD did.
Funnily enough, Dual reminded me more of another Jesse Eisenberg movie: The Double (2014).
Shout by CaesarBlockedParent2022-04-20T10:05:23Z
Not sure about this one. It's an okay watch I guess. This dystopian bleak comedy has some intriguing concepts and I thoroughly enjoyed the delightfully dry humor and deadpan delivery, but it doesn't come together as a whole and it's just hard to fully connect with it when there's almost no human emotion involved. I was really enjoying how flat and lacking in energy it was at first, but it wears out very quickly. Also, I feel like this is basically just The Art of Self-Defense again with less impressive execution. It at least shines in its dark comedy aspects. This is certainly an interesting film but I don't think I'll find myself going back to this anytime soon.