Goodbye to All That
A recently divorced dad starts a new life with his daughter. What will unfold for them?
Director:
Angus MacLachlan
Cast:
Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey, Audrey P. Scott, Anna Camp, and Heather Graham
Screenplay:
Angus MacLachlan
Screening Date:
Dec 06, 2014
Studio:
IFC Films
Running Time:
87 min.
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.1% | 30.6% | 24.2% | 21.0% | 8.1% |
“Enjoyed the film. Will recommend it to selected friends who enjoy sensitive subject matter.”
“Very enjoyable! Loved the soundtrack.”
“Otto Wall is the second coming of Phil Dunphy.”
“JUNEBUG was good, this not so much. Don’t know why it just didn’t engage my interest. I wanted to like it but…”
“I loved the casting of each of the many women in the film. Finally he said something to his wife. I wanted to see some rage at this blindsiding, passive aggressive woman. The scene with the doctor was great. subtle and dark. Great scene with the shrink. Amazing that this actually happened.”
“Would have been a sweet tender story, but too much sex. Too many sex scenes. If the sex had been implied it would have been much better. I loved the father/daughter scenes.”
“Goodbye to what exactly? Music was good. Couldn’t read the online dialogue if it was significant. Squirmed too many times.”
“Boring soft porn!”
“The scene where he gets into bed with his wife after running grossed me out. I would have left him too. Just for that!”
“A Seinfeld episode with twice the sex and half the wit.”
“Overall a good take on a rather mundane subject. Excellent acting. Too abrupt ending. Nothing seemed to be resolved in the film for the father.”
“Some very funny incidents and some very humorous scenes but they didn’t make a good movie. I thought they were going for happy/clueless/accident prone. Not sure why they didn’t run with this.”
“Deviously funny.”
“There were some cute touches but many things were a bit disjointed. The comedy was cute but wasn’t too memorable. The serious parts weren’t terribly dramatic. The music was much too gloomy for the lightness of this film. It was a long situation comedy. No depth. A good movie to watch on TV when you are home with the flu.”
“Loved the music.”
“A far cry from ANNIE HALL, predictable, funny in parts, but lightweight. Laura just not likeable enough to make us cheer for a reunion.”
“The story was stupid and the acting was terrible but Haydn holds his own. Great music. Where do you buy one of those toys? Actually it’s a dysfunctional anti-feminist film!”
“I was also blindsided in my marriage.”
“The therapist from hell. Sometimes sex is really over rated as the answer to Angst. How stupid does one have to be to share intimate awkward thoughts on facebook”?
“Smiled thru much but it was a bit too whimsical. Most informed scene was the first scene in their bedroom walking across room, across beds no talking. Informed the whole movie.”
“Predictable. For a nice guy/daddy he shouldn’t have a sexual partner into the home. While his daughter was sleeping. Naughty behavior for the good dad.”
“The females in the movie really love the smell of Otto’s sweat. After he finishes running and sweating he hugs the females.”
“I understand the necessity for Otto to be totally clueless, but he made me want to slap him silly! There were may guffaws and a smile on my face the whole time. The sex scenes made me nostalgic for the hot old days. Nice little film and a great guest. The opening when they walked passed each other without looking at each other foreshadowed the story….so it was delightful.”
“Lovely and wonderful. Casting great, lots of irony. Beautiful scenery.”
If you'd like to know more about the film...
Director Angus MacLachlan discusses his favorite movies. Interviewed by the highly respected "Criterion Collection". A company that specializes in resurfacing underrated or long-forgetten movies.
http://www.criterion.com/explore/121-angus-maclachlan-s-top-10
Here you will find an interesting article from the Huffington Post discussing how the director went through obstacles to get his film made.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/21/goodbye-to-all-that-tribeca_n_5...
Here's a great article from Tribeca on the film and its female characters...
http://tribecafilm.com/stories/anna-camp-goodbye-to-all-that-interview
