It's a comedy-drama wet in current times in New York City about relationships between long-standing couples.
Beth (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a writer. She's had a moderately successful memoir published about a difficult childhood but is struggling with her first novel. Her husband, Don (Tobias Menzies), is a therapist. Some of the patients we meet are not making a lot of progress. Beth and Don have a 23-year-old son, Elliott (Owen Teague), who is an aspiring playwright, but currently manages a legal pot store. Beth's sister, Sarah (Michaela Watkins), is an interior designer with demanding clients. Sarah's husband, Mark (Arian Moayed), is an insecure actor with only occasional parts. Beth and Sarah's mother, Georgia (Jeannie Berlin), is challenging and seems on the verge of dementia.
"You Hurt My Feelings" is a gentle film that explores the tension between being supportive or brutal honesty in relationships, whether with spouses, clients, or children. It succeeds in the exploration, even though there is little real drama and not many belly laughs. In many ways, "You Hurt My Feelings" illustrates how many long-term relations prosper. Louis-Dreyfus, Menzies, and Teague are excellent. Amber Tamblyn and David Cross are also good as two of Don's bickering clients.
