William Saroyan's novel 'The Human Comedy' has been adapted several times and in different mediums over the years, and its latest, a film called 'Ithaca' which also happens to be Meg Ryan's directorial debut, appears to have fallen flat. A review from SF Gate states, " Meg Ryan?s choice of literary adaptation for her directorial debut may have been too ambitious: The overall effect, while earnest, is disjointed, dreary and oddly structured. Seemingly pointless scenes drag.