Why Stop Now? (2012) (original) (raw)
When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.
When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure. (less)
Directors: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Writers: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Paul Calderon, Sarah Ramos
Producers: Neda Armian, Paul Prokop, Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch, Ron Nyswaner
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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 13, 2012
4 / 10
�Why Stop Now?� is a film that should snowball into greatness, working with a talented cast and a plot that�s amenable to a madcap approach. Unfortunately, writer/directors Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner are more interested in fashioning a pedestrian dramedy, trying to bring real pathos to a paper-thin concept, believing a little time with characterizations might help to season the comedic elements. �Why Stop Now?� isn�t very funny or poignant, drifting somewhere in between while the actors make the best out of a lackluster storytelling situation. Eli (Jesse Eisenberg) is about to p ...read more...
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