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.If you're a screenwriter or screenwriting admirer, Everything Must Go is a must see for the writing. There's a lot to admire about the script and it's easy to enjoy it as a brilliant bit of storytelling. It's honestly hard to criticize this so much because it's a film that will stick with me well beyond the festival, but at the same time it could've been so much better than it was, and it sadly fell flat. It's sincere at times and quite reflective, which is again thanks to the script. If only more films had writing this great, we wouldn't ever have to worry about style ruling over substance, but this is one case where style and tone actually needed more of a focus.
Will Ferrell once again tries his hand at drama, trading in broad laughs for a low-key turn in the surprisingly tender and winning "Everything Must Go." Written and directed by Dan Rush, the film may be Ferrell making his most convincing case yet that his well of talent runs far deeper than his more well known (and yes, hilarious) work.
Nick Halsey (Ferrell) is not having a good day. Even though he's one of the top salesman and a regional vice president at an office supply company, his numerous sick days and an escalating number of incidents due to his alcoholism have gotten him fired. When he gets home things go from bad to worse. He discovers his wife Catherine has left him, changed all the locks and put his belongings on the front lawn. His credit cards are canceled, his cell phone service cut and he loses use of the company car. Unsure of what to do next and how to win his wife back, Nick settles on his front lawn, arranging his belongings into a makeshift home of sorts, much to the chagrin of his neighbors and in violation of the law.
Helping him stay clear of jail is his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor (Michael Pena), a local homicide detective. He tells Nick that legally, he can hold a yard sale for five consecutive days before he will have to either leave or be arrested. Nick doesn't want to sell his stuff, but reluctantly begins to let things go with a neighborhood kid, Kenny (Christopher Wallace, and yes, the son of Biggie Smalls) helping him out. Also keeping an eye on him is the new neighbor Samantha (Rebecca Hall), and over the next few days, Nick will both literally and figuratively get rid of his baggage. Watch Everything Must Go Movie Online
Based on the short story "Why Don't You Dance?" by Raymond Carver, the film hits the familiar notes of this kind of redemption tale in unexpected ways, its greatest strength being that it never overplays its hand. With a little kid befriending the alcoholic protagonist, the story could very easily have gone in a few insincere or obvious directions, but due both to Rush's subtle hand and Ferrell's understated turn, the film earns its later-stage poignancy. Kenny doesn't offer cheap wisdom but instead offers a couple of observations in one or two very casually played scenes that give Nick a window into his life. Nor does Samantha become the woman who saves Nick from his self-destructing ways. Even the appearance of an old high school acquaintance, Delilah (Laura Dern), goes in a fresh, interesting direction. To View The Full HD free movies to watch online
Nick Halsey (Ferrell) is not having a good day. Even though he's one of the top salesman and a regional vice president at an office supply company, his numerous sick days and an escalating number of incidents due to his alcoholism have gotten him fired. When he gets home things go from bad to worse. He discovers his wife Catherine has left him, changed all the locks and put his belongings on the front lawn. His credit cards are canceled, his cell phone service cut and he loses use of the company car. Unsure of what to do next and how to win his wife back, Nick settles on his front lawn, arranging his belongings into a makeshift home of sorts, much to the chagrin of his neighbors and in violation of the law.
.If you're a screenwriter or screenwriting admirer, Everything Must Go is a must see for the writing. There's a lot to admire about the script and it's easy to enjoy it as a brilliant bit of storytelling. It's honestly hard to criticize this so much because it's a film that will stick with me well beyond the festival, but at the same time it could've been so much better than it was, and it sadly fell flat. It's sincere at times and quite reflective, which is again thanks to the script. If only more films had writing this great, we wouldn't ever have to worry about style ruling over substance, but this is one case where style and tone actually needed more of a focus.
Will Ferrell once again tries his hand at drama, trading in broad laughs for a low-key turn in the surprisingly tender and winning "Everything Must Go." Written and directed by Dan Rush, the film may be Ferrell making his most convincing case yet that his well of talent runs far deeper than his more well known (and yes, hilarious) work.
Nick Halsey (Ferrell) is not having a good day. Even though he's one of the top salesman and a regional vice president at an office supply company, his numerous sick days and an escalating number of incidents due to his alcoholism have gotten him fired. When he gets home things go from bad to worse. He discovers his wife Catherine has left him, changed all the locks and put his belongings on the front lawn. His credit cards are canceled, his cell phone service cut and he loses use of the company car. Unsure of what to do next and how to win his wife back, Nick settles on his front lawn, arranging his belongings into a makeshift home of sorts, much to the chagrin of his neighbors and in violation of the law.
Helping him stay clear of jail is his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor (Michael Pena), a local homicide detective. He tells Nick that legally, he can hold a yard sale for five consecutive days before he will have to either leave or be arrested. Nick doesn't want to sell his stuff, but reluctantly begins to let things go with a neighborhood kid, Kenny (Christopher Wallace, and yes, the son of Biggie Smalls) helping him out. Also keeping an eye on him is the new neighbor Samantha (Rebecca Hall), and over the next few days, Nick will both literally and figuratively get rid of his baggage. Watch Everything Must Go Movie Online
Based on the short story "Why Don't You Dance?" by Raymond Carver, the film hits the familiar notes of this kind of redemption tale in unexpected ways, its greatest strength being that it never overplays its hand. With a little kid befriending the alcoholic protagonist, the story could very easily have gone in a few insincere or obvious directions, but due both to Rush's subtle hand and Ferrell's understated turn, the film earns its later-stage poignancy. Kenny doesn't offer cheap wisdom but instead offers a couple of observations in one or two very casually played scenes that give Nick a window into his life. Nor does Samantha become the woman who saves Nick from his self-destructing ways. Even the appearance of an old high school acquaintance, Delilah (Laura Dern), goes in a fresh, interesting direction. To View The Full HD free movies to watch online
Nick Halsey (Ferrell) is not having a good day. Even though he's one of the top salesman and a regional vice president at an office supply company, his numerous sick days and an escalating number of incidents due to his alcoholism have gotten him fired. When he gets home things go from bad to worse. He discovers his wife Catherine has left him, changed all the locks and put his belongings on the front lawn. His credit cards are canceled, his cell phone service cut and he loses use of the company car. Unsure of what to do next and how to win his wife back, Nick settles on his front lawn, arranging his belongings into a makeshift home of sorts, much to the chagrin of his neighbors and in violation of the law.
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