Fred Won't Move Out

Name: Fred Won't Move Out
Genre: Drama
Released: September 21, 2012
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 60

2012

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Virgil Films & Entertainment | Release Date: September 21, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: With levity and sadness, two grown children and their aging parents struggle with the decision whether the older generation should stay in the house where they have lived for fifty years. Shot in the house where the director’s parents lived for close to fifty years shortly after they moved out, the film’s semi-autobiographical story isWith levity and sadness, two grown children and their aging parents struggle with the decision whether the older generation should stay in the house where they have lived for fifty years. Shot in the house where the director’s parents lived for close to fifty years shortly after they moved out, the film’s semi-autobiographical story is memorably acted by a small ensemble cast led by Elliott Gould. Shot in sequence in three weeks with a heady mix of improvisational work by both author Richard Ledes and his cast, the film’s personal approach to its subject captures a universal story uniquely told. (Virgil Films & Entertainment)… Expand

Director: Richard Ledes

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 74 min

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Peter Gerstenzang

Sep 18, 2012

Mostly, it captures how old age decimates even the people who don't suffer from it. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Sep 20, 2012

Except for a subplot about a missing cat that suggests that Fred may be considerably dottier than he appears, the movie gets almost everything right about the uncomfortable moment when grown children are forced to be their parents' parents. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Oct 23, 2012

The bigger issue is that the film is more a slice of life than a real journey. It's an intriguing slice, but the real depth is in the performances, not the story. [18 Oct 2012]

Farran Smith Nehme

Sep 21, 2012

This carefully observed slice of life is dragged down by the dreary and distracting hand-held camerawork. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Sep 18, 2012

Irregularly spiked with some droll sitcom-style humor, this thoughtful but exceedingly modest miniature will be best nursed within the festival circuit. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Sep 27, 2012

It also points to one of the movie's most nagging problems: Stuck somewhere between personal memoir and universal truth, Fred Won't Move Out ends up being neither. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Oct 10, 2012

The film is not a compelling drama so much as a poignant observation of a sad situation. Read full review

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