Everything Must Go

           Everything Must Go

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I watch good classy movies. I don't how easily I relate myself to the movies and get emotionally invested. There are so many movies that touch me and their impact lingers. 

So, I happen to watch this movie over the weekend. I have seen Will Ferrell in movies like Melinda and Melinda by Woody Allen and Stranger Than Fiction by Marc Forster. But this movie is something different where the protagonist is going through one of his worst times. 

How devastating it can be when you lose job after serving the company for 16 years and your wife abandons you because of your own deeds and outlandish behavior. Not to mention, his account has been frozen and his belongings have been dumped in the front yard by his absconding wife who changed the locks. 

The story is light hearted, smooth and nothing over-the-top. The failed man is in turmoil and wounded but trying to sustain an illusion of normalcy. There is hardly any scene in which he is not binging on beer. It gets dark but he keeps it alive with a sardonic approach.

I could glean vicarious agony and distress. You will end up developing a soft corner for a man who is surely paying for his deeds but at the same time has a good and a clear heart. He ought to sell his personal belongings but it is hard to detach them. Such is life when even small moments of life that bring joy mean the world to you and how difficult it gets to let them go. But slowly he comes to terms with reality and becomes undemonstrative in life. 

VERDICT

Watch this optimistic flick for a Will Ferrell's charismatic persona on the screen and the chubby black kid who happens to work with him and how they connect. 

The story might not be out-of-the box and it got nothing new to offer. There are no grand soliloquies in the end but the climax of the movie gives a lot of room for speculation. It is sad but satisfying. 

When you need to mellow out on your couch this movie will come to your rescue. And you will realize life moves on, come what may. We have to get through it, no matter how hard it is for us. You cant hold on to few things even if we cant move on. But we have to change ourselves as life moves on. 

We all hit a low in our lives. You have got to pull yourself from rock bottom. Let the storm pass and embrace the sunshine. XOXO. 

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Run Time: 1 hour 36 Minutes

Director and Writer: Dan Rush

Star-cast: Will Ferrell (Nick Halsey), Rebecca Hall(Samantha), Michael Pena(Frank Garcia)