The Living Wake
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  • Summary: A dark comedy about an eccentric character who finds out he has a strange vague disease that no one knows anything about except for the exact moment of his death. The film takes place all in one day, "the last day in the life of K. Roth Binew." Binew sees himself as an important historical character and is trying to secure his legacy by inviting all of the local townspeople to his final live performance piece, his Living Wake. Dealing with the issues of life, death and friendship, The Living Wake, takes a light hearted approach to everyone's deepest question, what is the meaning of life? (Drops Entertainment)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    80
    Sol Tryon’s dark, irrepressibly hilarious fable offers highbrow absurdism and low-budget filmmaking at their most clever and outlandish.
  2. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: John P. McCarthy
    60
    There's nothing more irritating than a piece that strains to be kooky and eccentric, yet one reason The Living Wake ultimately gets to you is that O'Connell is not trying too hard.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    50
    Audiences will be either captivated or irritated, depending on their tolerance for high-concept whimsy and high-energy theatrics. By the end of the wake itself, they may be wishing Binew’s illness were running ahead of schedule.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    25
    This is a terminally whimsical vanity project that would probably have been a chore to sit through even in its original intended format, a 20-minute stage monologue.

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  1. EvanFowler
    10
    This has quickly become one of my favorite films. Mike O' Connell and Jesse Eisenberg are both totally secure in their roles. Eisenberg's reservation is the perfect foil for O' Connell's grandstanding. Jim Gaffigan also turns in a great performance as O' Connell's father. The script is solid. It's silly while being ponderous and the ending is perfect. I'd recommend this movie to anyone.… Expand

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