Mercury in Retrograde

2017

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

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7 Reviews

Three couples from Chicago vacation for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan. Over the course of three days, the hidden tensions that exist between various members of the group slowly come to the surface.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

[An] observant, nuanced indie.

Apr 20, 2020

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Writer-director-producer Michael Glover Smith's Mercury in Retrograde is a smart, funny, quietly effective and authentic slice of older millennial life.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 15, 2018

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Patrick McDonald

WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI)

Poignant and emotional, the film delves into the our human condition through relationship situations that are totally relatable.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 17, 2020

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Andrea Thompson

Cultured Vultures

This is only the second feature from [Michael Glover] Smith, and unfortunately, it is his inexperience, not his very real skill, that comes through.

Rated: 4/10

Jan 29, 2019

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Public musings and private confessions get louder and more pointed to observe the further Smith takes them.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 30, 2018

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Joshua Speiser

Film Threat

Aiming to be insightful melodrama about the communication barriers between men and women, and the true meaning of love, Mercury in Retrograde is hoisted on its own petard and ends up distancing rather than embracing salient topics it attempts to tackle.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 21, 2018

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This is a real life drama that people face in relationships every day, seeking answers to serious questions, and trying to find that magic to maintain a lifelong friendship with the one you love. The story is funny, emotional, hopeful, sad, and pulls at your heart from all directions. It is an easy watch and the actors are all top shelf! I felt like I was on a trip with these people in their vacation cabin in Michigan. Such a delightful film! Thanks to Michael Glover Smith for not only writing a thought provoking film but also his direction of the actors that pulled off a fantastic story!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

Three couples from Chicago vacation for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan. Over the course of three days, the hidden tensions that exist between various members of the group slowly come to the surface.

Director: Michael Glover Smith
Producer: Nate Gilbert
Screenwriter: Michael Glover Smith
Production Co: Pickle & Wink
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2020
Runtime: 1h 45m

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