As a struggling American actor living in modern day Tokyo, Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) comes across as equal parts sweet and desperate. When the TV/film gig work dries up, he takes a job with Rental Family, a company that hires him to be a friend, boyfriend, or pretend husband to insecure individuals looking to impress conservative parents. Before long, he's playing father to a little girl whose real paternal figure she'd never met; masquerading as a fake journalist who's interviewing an aging Japanese actor with dementia; and playing video games and attending odd strip performances with an overweight hermit gamer.
Rental Family is pleasing enough, a timely drama in which the protagonist learns about importance of human connection in the contemporary society where people are more disconnected than ever. It's not something that'll linger extensively in the viewer's memory, but the watching experience is pleasant - just enough.
☆☆1/2
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