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- 2016
- Not Rated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Summary The mid-life crisis of a husband and father who, on his 40th birthday, decides to revisit his punk-rock past by throwing an extravagant party in the presidential suite of the Drake Hotel - where he encounters his beautiful ex-girlfriend and former bandmates who have since moved on to bigger and better things.
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 26 m
Ordinary World
55
5.8
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Summary The mid-life crisis of a husband and father who, on his 40th birthday, decides to revisit his punk-rock past by throwing an extravagant party in the presidential suite of the Drake Hotel - where he encounters his beautiful ex-girlfriend and former bandmates who have since moved on to bigger and better things.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
55
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
55
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The film distinguishes itself by what it lacks: simple, unrealistic answers to Perry’s regrets and the hole in his soul. His path to authenticity might not lead back to glory days, but contentment is closer than he thinks.
Although Ordinary World hits a number of familiar story beats, a real heart appears to be beating behind the material, allowing Armstrong and his castmates to maximize the emotional impact it has.
Ordinary World becomes raggedly enjoyable thanks to the unexpected charms of its leading man.
Armstrong, who's mostly played himself in previous forays into acting, has a low-key charm suggesting that, if he desired it, he could get more onscreen gigs in between albums.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is usually pretty appealing when he dabbles in acting, and he’s appealing again in Ordinary World. But after a promising start the script lets him down, and the film turns into a predictable midlife-crisis yarn.
Unfortunately, the cast and a few sweet tunes by Armstrong are the only things going for this delayed coming-of-age dramedy.
Writer-director Lee Kirk’s script manages a few laugh-out-loud lines and moments, and Armstrong has an offhanded charm that plays well in a role tailor-made for him. But Ordinary World is a little too enamored of the phrase “Truth in advertising.” It’s run of the mill, humdrum, “ordinary” in its set up.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 User Ratings
5.8
47% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
35% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
18% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 User Ratings
5.8
47% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
35% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
18% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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