Standing Up, Falling Down (2019) (original) (raw)

A comedy about the unlikely friendship that kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A., forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs, and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives.

A comedy about the unlikely friendship that kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A., forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs, and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives. (less)

Director: Matt Ratner
Writer: Peter Hoare
Starring: Ben Schwartz, Billy Crystal, Eloise Mumford, Grace Gummer, Nate Corddry, Jill Hennessy

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Review by Brian Orndorf, February 20, 2020

7 / 10

Screenwriter Peter Hoare isn�t trying to move the world with �Standing Up, Falling Down.� Instead, he offers a small-scale relationship drama about an unlikely friendship developing between two aimless men struggling with private issues, bonding over a shared sense of humor. The material has very little wow factor, but it�s sincere, and that�s most important with a picture like this, which tends to do its best when aiming to be meaningful instead of volcanically dramatic. �Standing Up, Falling Down� has its humor, and it�s very funny at times, but director Matt Ratner (making his debut) is mor ...read more...

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