Why Stop Now

Name: Why Stop Now
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: August 17, 2012
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Isiah Whitlock Jr, Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan

2012

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IFC Films | Release Date: August 17, 2012 | Not Rated

Starring: Isiah Whitlock Jr, Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan

Summary: Eli is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future-- will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off atEli is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future-- will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles. The day spirals downhill quickly, and the hapless team must collaborate every step of the way to battle their own demons and get Eli out of the rabbit hole. (IFC Films)… Expand

Director: Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Roger Ebert

Aug 15, 2012

Why Stop Now takes large themes much manhandled as movie cliches, and treats them with care and respect. It likes the characters. So did I. Read full review

The Playlist Gabe Toro

Aug 14, 2012

It's well-acted, certainly, though these performances belong in a film with sharper pacing, one that breathes easily. But, this directorial debut from Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner breathes like a frequent smoker: in fits and starts, peppered with coughs and dry heaves. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Aug 17, 2012

Acquires a little vigor and some fun from Tracy Morgan as a friendly drug dealer who lives with his mom. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Aug 16, 2012

Once Why Stop Now? has exhausted its bag of tricks, there is a screeching of brakes as it approaches the edge of the cliff. Having expended all that stamina, the film collapses from exhaustion and settles for an abrupt, feel-good ending that is as perfunctory as it is preposterous. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Aug 13, 2012

Shifting between wacky situation comedy and somber familial drama, Why Stop Now? isn't invested enough in either mode to convincingly pull off its genre-hopping ambitions. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Aug 16, 2012

This comic drama tries too hard to serve up a slice of manic life, but Eisenberg, along with Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as the affable druggies, provides some spark. Read full review

Simon Abrams

Aug 14, 2012

An unbearable 90-minute trip with a trio of loud, needy egotists. Read full review

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DCEdmonds

Nov 13, 2014

"Why Stop Now" 10 Scale Rating: 5.0 (Average) ...

The Good: A mostly entertaining cast who turned in good performances. I liked what they were trying to do here, even if the execution fell short. The scenes that I found to be amusing were very very amusing. The Bad: For starters, Jesse"Why Stop Now" 10 Scale Rating: 5.0 (Average) ...

The Good: A mostly entertaining cast who turned in good performances. I liked what they were trying to do here, even if the execution fell short. The scenes that I found to be amusing were very very amusing.

The Bad: For starters, Jesse Eisenberg is beginning to be the same guy in every movie and is starting to feel like a one dimensional actor. The film itself seemed to struggle with it's identity and flip flopped from comedy to drama and back again repeatedly. It is fine for a screwball comedy to attempt to have some heart, but the delivery for this film was flawed and it felt forced. Scenes and lines felt completely random and confusing as they tried ever so hard to make this more than it was.… Expand

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LiKng

Oct 23, 2019

unfunny, uninteresting and unwatchable. one of the worst pieces of cinema of the 2010's. do not watch this film

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