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Life of the Party

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Michael Elgin may have been a master of the track back in high school, but now he's hit his thirties and his once-perfect form has devolved into a depressing drunken stumble. Life after high school just wasn't what he expected, and when his wife threatens to walk out while his career hangs by a thread Michael simply drinks away the pain.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com This could, I suppose, be the grounds for a sharp dark comedy. But in Grant's hands, it comes out all wrong. Rated: 1/5 May 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I saw the preview for this at the beginning of a Zooey Dechanel movie. I had high hopes for this movie and it is entertaining but I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off about halfway through. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member a 'basketball dairies' with alcohol instead of drugs Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Thought it was gonna be a comedy.... a Real downer... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The one star goes to the lovely house and the beautifull eyes of Eion Bailey and Gabriel Olds. This was in the series of "my friend drinks, he must be alcoholic and we all must do intervention and send him to rehab". Nothing special, just a regular waste of time. which is also ok.... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a really good movie. Reminded me of someone I know. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw the preview for this at the beginning of a Zooey Dechanel movie. I had high hopes for this movie and it is entertaining but I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off about halfway through. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Barra Grant

Director

Eion Bailey

Michael

Ellen Pompeo

Phoebe

Gabriel Olds

Stuart

Clifton Collins Jr.

Kipp

John Ales

Artie
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Synopsis Michael Elgin may have been a master of the track back in high school, but now he's hit his thirties and his once-perfect form has devolved into a depressing drunken stumble. Life after high school just wasn't what he expected, and when his wife threatens to walk out while his career hangs by a thread Michael simply drinks away the pain.
Director
Barra Grant
Producer
Brian Reilly
Screenwriter
Barra Grant
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 7, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 10, 2007
Runtime
1h 29m