I like films which try to break the mould a bit, and although American Fiction is clearly influenced by Woody Allen and other middle bracket sophisticated comedies, it does what it does brilliantly and with a freshness of approach. The key to this satire on modern day America, its racial and culture wars, middle class paranoia, and its contradictions, is the brilliantly witty and sardonic screenplay and the superb central performances, especially Jeffrey Wright. It's clever and often touching, and has a real heart. If the plot is slightly thin at times then that's made up for by a sheer freshness of approach, and the sense that it is genuinely topical and contemporary. There's a great jazz soundtrack too. I liked it a lot.