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- 2013
- Not Rated
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 16 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 16 m
Summary This is the story of Max Youngman's charmed life and all it brings with it - marriage, divorce, wealth, poverty, birth and...
Directed By: Bob Byington
Written By: Bob Byington
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 16 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Tribeca Films
- 1 h 16 m
Somebody Up There Likes Me
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5.8
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Summary This is the story of Max Youngman's charmed life and all it brings with it - marriage, divorce, wealth, poverty, birth and...
Directed By: Bob Byington
Written By: Bob Byington
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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25% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
58
58% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Byington excels at turning the edict that time waits for no one into a sensory experience. No matter how sly it gets, Somebody Up There Likes Me still retains that fundamental truth.
The film has a sarcastic tone, like that of a friend who you never can tell is kidding or not, which eventually breaks through into a place of unexpected sincerity. Meeting this odd, idiosyncratic "Somebody" is a rare delight.
Each scene is a brisk vignette of deadpan reversal, often involving a running theme of miscommunication.
Bob Byington's perspective may be above it all, but that doesn't quite account for the shades of melancholy that pop up unexpectedly in lines of dialogue and in some of the performances.
It’s all kind of cute. Maybe a little too cute, but it does have a nice circle-of-life ending. And along the way, Mr. Byington shows a knack for observational humor, slipping in sly jokes that force you to keep paying attention despite the slim plot. Droll and interesting; just not very substantial.
The time-killing universe Byington has created makes sure we never forget how absurd he thinks the whole movie is. Fun for him, perhaps.
If nonchalance were an Olympic sport, Max would be a gold medalist, and watching Somebody Up There Likes Me is about as much fun as being a spectator at that event might sound.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.8
33% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.8
33% Positive
2 Ratings
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50% Mixed
3 Ratings
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17% Negative
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Production Company
Somebody the Movie LLC
Release Date Mar 8, 2013
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Austin Film Critics Association
• 1 Nomination
