I have a soft spot for all of the stars of Freaks and Geeks, so when I saw a bearded Jason Segel in a clip from Windfall on Netflix, I was curious. The Wikipedia summary read pro-single. The film contains four unnamed characters and one setting, a rich man’s secluded cabin. The movie opens with Jason Segel chilling out, drinking orange juice and then tossing the glass aside. The sound of a car engine and Segel’s subsequent facial expression reveals Segel’s trespassing. We see the couple that owns the place, and they seem “normal.” Segel pretends to have a gun, and at first, the husband is compliant, offering him money to leave. But through a series of circumstances, they’re trapped in the house for thirty-six hours while the husband has to wait for a delivery of a larger sum of money to be delivered to Segel.
It’s revealed that the husband is a ruthless multimillionaire and a narcissist, and the wife isn’t happy in the relationship. At one point, they claim to be trying for a baby and the traditional suburban life. Segel says, “Picture perfect, eh?” The wife responds, “Picture perfect.” But her uncertain facial expression and tapping foot give the truth away. Later on, it’s revealed she’s been taking birth control pills. Hey, she’s built a nonprofit, so she’s helping other people’s kids, right?
SPOILER: At the end, both men are killed. So, in addition to being a pro-single picture, it’s also a female empowerment movie, which often intersects with the former.
Live on, wife! Or, should I say, badass nonprofit founder.