“It’s a wry comic insight that a character too timid to assert himself would be the desired companion of egomaniacs, but Shear doesn’t make big enough of an impression to fully pull it off. A week after seeing the film I’m having a hard time remembering what he looks like. Fantasy Life is like watching a Woody Allen movie in which Woody doesn’t tell any jokes.” – Spliced Personality Substack, 03/30/2026