The script is primarily dialogue between a group of young people as they try to determine where they fit in the world.

Lawrence loves Ellie, and she outwardly reciprocates while masking her doubts about their relationship.

She meets Alan, a former member of a band called The Bumblebees, at the radio station and invites him to her apartment.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Director Bujalski continues to give cinematic voice to awkward, literate twentysomethings with noteworthy smarts and tenderness.

"[1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".