Why don't you dance?

There is a new movie coming out starring Will Ferrell called Everything Must Go.  It is based on a story by one of my favorite writers, Raymond Carver. An excerpt:     

      They got out of the car and began to examine things, the girl touching the muslin cloth, the boy plugging in the blender and turning the dial to MINCE, the girl picking up a chafing dish, the boy turning on the television set and making little adjustments.
      He sat down on the sofa to watch. He lit a cigarette, looked around, flipped the match into the grass.
      The girl sat on the bed. She pushed off her shoes and lay back. She thought she could see a star.
      "Come here, Jack. Try this bed. Bring one of those pillows," she said.
      "How is it?" he said.
      "Try it," she said.
      He looked around. The house was dark.
      "I feel funny," he said. "Better see if anybody's home."
      She bounced on the bed.
      "Try it first," she said.
      He lay down on the bed and put the pillow under his head.
      "How does it feel?" she said.
      "It feels firm," he said.
      She turned on her side and put her hand to his face.
      "Kiss me," she said.
      "Let's get up," he said.
      "Kiss me," she said.
      She closed her eyes. She held him.
      He said, "I'll see if anybody's home."
      But he just sat up and stayed where he was, making believe he was watching the television.
      Lights came on in the houses up and down the street.
      "Wouldn't it be funny if," the girl said and grinned and didn't finish.

 Full story: http://www.nasonart.com/personal/lifelessons/WhyDon'tYouDance.html



Salon has a positive writeup of the film:

This is an old-school independent film that won't make a zillion bucks or win major awards, but it's refreshingly honest, depicts the kinds of American lives not often seen on-screen and shows us a familiar star in a striking new light.