A bit too precious to truly resonate yet possessing a sense of unguarded honesty that’s difficult to deny, writer/director Dan Rush’s adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story “Why Don’t You Dance?” does benefit from a particularly strong dramatic performance by Will Ferrell -- dutifully walking the well-worn path of comic actors who strive to be taken seriously -- though its low-key, oppressively somber tone belies its somewhat quirky premise.
Suddenly fired from his sales job after years of service, aging alcoholic Nick Halsey (Ferrell) returns home to find that his wife has changed the locks on their posh suburban home, and moved all of his possessions ...
Released:
2010
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins