Ben Purvis (Michael Angarano) is an awkward young man who likes to write science fiction stories. He has recently completed Yeast Lords: The Bronco Years. His mother, Judith (Jennifer Coolidge), rushed him out the door and drove him to catch a bus. He was headed to a young writers' camp which was hosting Ronald Chevalier (Jermaine Clement), a giant of science fiction. In addition to meeting Chevalier, he befriends Lonnie and Tabatha, more socially awkward people. Though Chevalier has been successful, he is currently in a rut. His publisher is threatening to dump him and has refused his latest work. Desperate, he modified Yeast Lords and submitted it to his publisher.
The movie occasionally flashes to the world of the Yeast Lords. Bronco (Sam Rockwell) is the last of the yeast lords and in the hands of his enemies. He escapes to join with an awkward brother and sister who assist him in raiding a yeast factory, overcoming cyclopses, turrets, and surveillance does. Depending on who is reading the material and editorial decisions, the appearance of the world and characters change. Funny.
There are some directors where the look and feel of a film marks them. Wes Anderson is the most recognizable of these, but Jared Hess falls in there too. This has a look and feel like Napoleon Dynamite. It is a world where everyone is awkward, even the cool kids. There is always a desire to look away so as not to witness the characters' embarrassment. Either that or laugh at them.
Just okay.
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