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- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 29 m
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 29 m
Summary An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors (Mark Duplass & Ray Romano) becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Directed By: Alex Lehmann
Written By: Mark Duplass, Alex Lehmann
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 29 m
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 29 m
Paddleton
70
7.4
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Summary An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors (Mark Duplass & Ray Romano) becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Directed By: Alex Lehmann
Written By: Mark Duplass, Alex Lehmann
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
70
76% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
70
76% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Thanks to two pitch-perfect performances, Paddleton is bittersweet and poignant beyond words.
Paddleton is quietly funny and full of compassion — the kind of movie that, much like its characters, feels likely to get overlooked or ignored but proves surprisingly rewarding once you make the effort to look past its surface.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
22% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
3% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
22% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
3% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
I've never rated a movie before, so I'm not sure where to start. Like a lot of indie looking films on Netflix, I expected to watch this for about 5 mins before turning it off. As we all know they will green light just about anything, leaving to some down right tragedies. This movie though, somehow locked me in from the start. The banter and character development throughout this film lead you to feel things that for me at least can't be put well enough into words for this review. I sat staring at the credits allowing them to almost completely run, just thinking about how great this movie is. 10/10 for making me feel things no movie has ever made me feel before. I hope Mark and Ray win something for their performances. To the writer/s, thank you.
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Paddleton is so busy not doing much, it blindsides you with its honestly-earned emotions.
Directed by Alex Lehmann with a deft and indie-casual touch from a script by Lehmann and Mark Duplass, Paddleton is a low-key, sweet and heart-tugging buddy movie.
Despite a few key emotional moments, there’s not enough in the performance to fully engage from beginning to end.
The cancer-buddy movie Paddleton (which premieres today on Netflix) is embarrassingly bad until 20 minutes from the end, when it’s suddenly very good — quiet, tightly focused, stunning. It’s a pity that the first hour needs to be endured, but it does set the stage as well as soften you up for the indelible scene to come.
The film largely plays its scenario with a straight and gooey face, coaxing its actors to indulge their worst tendencies.
Well, I wasn’t prepared mentally for this heartbreakingly beautiful movie about love and friendship. Ray Romano and Mark Duplass were absolutely brilliant, in this raw and emotional tale. These stellar but subtle performances leave us with a perfect balance of humor and heartbreak that leaves Paddleton in the upper echelon of 2019, thus far.
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Often with films like these you are waiting for the pay off at the end, getting through the journey for the big moment. This is not one of those films. It's brilliantly acted, funny, awkward and at times silly without losing it's sombre tone.
The best friendships between guys is many a time one of loyalty without expressing ones emotions, this film plays to that brilliantly. The terminal diagnosis is always the elephant in the room, not talked about, but the catalyst for everything that happens and how the characters interact. They know it, the audience knows it and it makes even the small moments an intense watch and allows you to feel for both characters, even when they aren't always on the same page.
This is not a feel-good film, but a fantastic story of 2 middle aged men with the type of friendship that shows that the concept of 'the one' is not for everyone, but the best person in your life can be a guy you can eat pizza with while watching kung fu movies.
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Romano is great in this doing his typical late stage schtick, sand-off is a funny and useful wish. The movie verges a little too much on un-comfortability towards the end.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Awards
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 2 Nominations
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
