Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Ploydsge just watch it!

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

morrison-dylan-fan After seeing her in the superb 2010 indie Comedy Drama Please Give,I started looking on Netflix UK for more Rebecca Hall titles. Losing track of his projects in the 2010's,I was pleased to find another 2010 Hall indie movie with Will Ferrell,which led to me letting everything else go,for a viewing.The plot:Going off the rails after a big business deal,Nick Halsey meets a girl who goes with him on a night out. Waking up,Halsey is horrified to find that the women has mysteriously disappeared. Unable to remember what he last did with her,Halsey is sacked from his job and dumped by his wife. Returning home,Halsey finds that his wife has changed the locks and left his things on the front lawn. Finding no pals willing to let him stay over, (and new neighbour Samantha looking across the road concerned) Halsey decides to start a new life,via living on the lawn.View on the film:Gingerly going over to see why a neighbour is living on the lawn,Rebecca Hall gives a brilliant performance as Samantha. Being on her own in the house,Hall holds Samantha with a strong independent side which pushes back Halsey's ignorant beliefs. Offering none of the bombast shown in his outrageous comedies, Will Ferrell gives an excellent,broken performance as Halsey. Limiting his comedic side to the odd facial expression, Ferrell takes Halsey down until he hits rock bottom,and the bitter arrogance transforms into rays of optimism as the sun sets.Expanding Raymond Carver's short story Why Don't You Dance?,the screenplay by debuting writer/director Dan Rush displays an extraordinary maturity in getting to the root of Halsey's low pitch. Making sure that everything must go with the usual path of Comedy Drama titles (no love interest!) Rush makes the sometimes abrasive friendship between Halsey and Samantha pinpointing the stage Halsey is at,in looking at his old life,and deciding that everything must go.

Robert One major problem with this film is that it was a drama that was heavily promoted and advertised as a comedy, especially by the exaggerating trailer. I think some people were disappointed when the film did not turn out to be like "Old School" or "Step Brothers", including myself, although I did generally enjoy this film. The genre for this film is primarily drama and it actually gets quite emotionally intense at times. One of the main components of this film is the alcoholism of Ferrell's character and the detrimental effects it has had on his life, costing him his job, marriage and home. The plot is kept quite basic but remains effective as the film simply depicts Ferrell living on his lawn trying to sell his stuff and struggling to get a grip of his life again, but with his drinking continuing to cause him greater difficulties. The film focuses on the developing relations between Ferrell and a few individuals who live close by, mainly bonding with a female living across the street, who he obviously had never bothered with formally. It also presses upon his disintegrated relationship with his wife and "friends" and former colleagues who seem to have rejected him.Therefore, it is a mixture of tragedy, soul-searching and feel-good events. There was some good acting in this film, which proved to be essential in a flick with such emotionally charged scenes, so the cast was a wise choice. Ferrell in particular, surprisingly shows his skills in performing dramatic scenes, with anger, sadness, desperation, etc which were actually quite impressive for a man so deeply associated with comical roles. The film flows well and with a well written script it works as a satisfying drama to watch and it was a good debut effort by the director. It's definitely worth watching, but personally it's the type of film I enjoy watching only once, and maybe again years/decades later as I'm not a big fan of dramas 6/10.

schuster_mark OK, maybe not an Oscar, but definitely some kind of recognition for the performance he gave in this movie. I'll be honest, when I chose this off my streaming service, I was a little hesitant. After all, Ferrell is known for his raucous humor (which I enjoy), but having seen previous reviews for this film - I knew it wasn't "Anchor Man" material. I was more than pleasantly surprised. Depth, great acting (by most, if not all of the cast), impeccably well placed music - and a story that most everyone can relate to.This is well worth the 90 mins or so if you have it. Proving once again that comedians can, and do, provide some of the most incredible dramatic performances on film (e.g. Robin Williams, "Good Will Hunting").

Prismark10 When people make bleak comedies about alcoholics it tends to be labelled as a tragedy.Everything Must Go starts out with Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) getting fired in his job as a salesman and then when he gets home he finds his belongings on the lawn, his wife has changed the locks, taken his savings and kicked him out.We find out that Halsey is an alcoholic, has temper issues and decides to live on the lawn with his belongings. His sponsor a police officer has bought him some time so he can have a garage sale. He gets a local black kid to help him out and a newly arrived neighbour (Rebecca Hall) is the only other person who gives him some time. We never do get to see his wife throughout the film.The film is a slow burn as Halsey tries to deal with his situation At first he is angry, frustrated, confused and drunk. We sympathise with his predicament as his wife has left him homeless and penniless.Over time we get to know a little about Halsey and his demons, maybe we can understand the chaotic life he led and the repercussions that caused. Maybe that is the reason why his neighbours could not care less about him.Will Ferrell is restrained as Halsey but maybe too restrained unless when he gets angry because he wants booze. Maybe Rebecca Hall and the kid are symbolisms showing Halsey as a kid or Halsey's wife (as Hall's character is also married to a salesman who is yet to join her.)We know Halsey was once a nice decent guy when he meets up with Laura Dern an high school friend he has not seen for years. Over time he realises he needs to deal with his problems, his alcoholism. He bonds with the kid, he gets rid of all his things in the yard sale and he finds out that he could had got his job back if he had not burst his superior's tyre after he got fired. He even gathers that his sponsor has not been honest with him.As a comedy it does not work, its not funny and too bleak. The title of the movie implies it is making statement of consumerism but it is not even that. Its about a breakdown of one man's life and the few days after in suburban America where the American dreams hit the skids.The film has flaws, no one cares much for him, we are unsure where he goes for his toilet break as he cannot get in the house. I am unclear unless he gets blind drunk how he manages to sleep so well at night. In some ways the film does not go anywhere at all. No optimistic resolutions here it just kinds of peters out. Ferrell is OK, less of his silliness in this but I think he is not stretched as an actor.