Downhill

Torture watching this movie. Would have walked out but my wife liked the Austrian mountain ski scenes. Nothing else about this movie was worthwhile. It struck me as a movie where the stars agreed to do it to support a family member who was trying to get into movie production but had no experience and no skill.

I feel badly for Julia Louis-Dreyfus because her character is so unlikeable, in a movie that's equally unlikeable. Like watching a slow motion train wreck. Wish I could have that 90 minutes of my life - and my money - back. 3 stars, only for the scenery.

This film tells the story of a family holiday going desperately wrong.

I guess people expect this to be a comedy, but it in fact is a drama that involves a lot of bickering and negativity. It's not a bad film, just not necessarily what people want to watch for escapism.

I thought this was a comedy. It is not. Also, it is not a drama. It's like watching a home movie with two people who don't really love, or like, each other very much. And then nothing happens. Two of my favorite comedic actors are in this bucket of boredom and that makes me sad.

Downhill is a Remake of the 2015 film Force Majure. And Stars Julia Luis Dreyfus and Will Farrell. This movie premiered at Sundance so I was super excited for it, but now that I've seen it I'm a little disappointed. I will say I really enjoyed the cinematography and set design of the film. Those things mixed with a whimsical score gave it a Wes Anderson type of feel. Now as for the things I didn't like, I found both the characters in the movie very annoying and both very selfish which made the move hard to sit through. And the reason for the couples argument aka the whole backbone of the movie felt really shallow.