Empire Australasia

NED RYERSON IN GROUNDHOG DAY

NED RYERSON ISN’T just annoying. He’s super-annoying. An avalanche of annoying. Ned Ryerson is the human equivalent of a child kicking your economy seat from behind throughout the duration of an eight-hour flight. Ned Ryerson is the insurance salesman and old schoolmate from hell — tormenting Bill with an unholy combination of unironic cheer and unconscious unctuousness. Yet every single second of his four minutes and 25 seconds of screentime (and, yes, we checked) is a delight.

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