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22 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 8 out of 10
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  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    60
    Director and co-writer Jonathan Glatzer handles his talented cast well, and the movie is dark, droll and sentimental in roughly the correct proportions. Worth a look.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    58
    What Goes Up has a one-of-a-kind character in Coogan, a cynic with a savior complex, who lies partly out of convenience, and partly because he knows--as Glatzer and Lawson know--that even a messy story can still inspire.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    Even when Mr. Coogan can't make his scenes work, his prickly presence keeps you watching, as does the eerie scenes of winter that Mr. Glatzer captures with the camera.
  4. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    30
    The thesis-driven story precludes much dramatic discovery, and the looming shuttle disaster only exacerbates the sense of heavy-handedness.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    20
    Glatzer's self-consciously quirky indie is misguided on every level.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    20
    A pointless and pretentious drama.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ethan Alter
    10
    A turgid mess of a film that has a lot of ideas on its mind, none of which prove very interesting or in fact coherent.
  8. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Glenn Whipp
    10
    Glatzer aims to wring laughter out of this desperation but succeeds only in producing a series of contrived characters and situations that make "The Breakfast Club" look like an unfiltered documentary.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    0
    Nothing in this movie is properly focused; everyone keeps talking about a character whom we never meet and does not matter; the tone keeps slipping around from indolent satire to thudding sincerity, and the Challenger shuttle disaster backdrop is queasy-making at best, offensive at worst.
  10. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    0
    This is rock bottom: I've seen a lot of terrible movies in the line of duty, but What Goes Up might be the only genuinely unreleasable one.
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User Score
6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. bentlyh
    10
    Creative and a very good movie. i enjoyed it.
  2. ashleyj
    10
    I liked this movie. it was messy and had too many things going on to the point where i was confused but, hey, it rocked!
  3. brandyh
    10
    Ok, it was weird and not the best movie, but I enjoyed it. I think Hilary Duff did very well, at least out of them all. But still, it was a movie i"d watch again.… Full Review »
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