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"Vengeance" is entertaining and funny, yet also poignant.

Novak, best known for his role as the scheming temp Ryan on the television series <em>The Office</em>, wrote and makes his directorial debut with <em>Vengeance</>.

Novak stars in the film, which he also wrote and directed.

“Vengeance” was written by its star B.J. Novak (from the NBC sitcom “The Office”) in his directorial debut. The dark comedy is about a journalist for The New Yorker capitalizing on a casual hookup’s death for a new story or podcast but her family believes he is her boyfriend.

B.J. Novak pokes fun at blue-state urbanites and red-state cowboys while trying to uncover the truth about a past lover's death.

Novak’s script alternates between coloring inside the lines of character clichés (to successful comedic effect) and complicating character types when convenient within the film’s narrative.

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"Vengeance" is a standout feature directorial debut for B.J. Novak that exposes an America broken by disconnection.

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B.J. Novak has big ideas about America, and so does Ben Manalowitz, the character Novak plays in Vengeance, his first feature film as a writer...