...so says Chicagoist in their review of the film @ the Chicago International Film Fest.

... despite the nonstop surreality, the characters at its core are somehow believable as real people. Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Dianne Wiest and Samantha Morton all contribute strong performances. Although the last third grows a bit leaden and talky, Kaufman knows when to throw in another poop joke to break the tension. The final sequence is as inexplicably cathartic as the ending of INLAND EMPIRE. This is an aggressively intelligent and bizarre puzzlebox comedy that'll have you questioning the nature of reality as you exit the theater. (Source)

Thanks to Rob for that.

I thought I'd mentioned this before, but maybe not, cos I'm getting emails: the official Synecdoche site is now running, more or less. Thanks to Jon and Clay!