Why Stop Now?

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Why Stop Now?

R

Released Aug 17, 2012

1h 27m

Comedy

Drama

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Scoring drugs for his addict mother (Melissa Leo) is but one of a piano prodigy's (Jesse Eisenberg) problems as he tries to get his family's affairs in order before he heads out to an important audition.

Jordan Hoffman

ScreenCrush

The alleged comedy 'Why Stop Now' is here to prove that when it tries really, really hard to be awful it can overcome the obstacle of having a terrific cast.

Rated: 2/10

Aug 21, 2012

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Drug abuse stories are to Hollywood what babies are to mothers: fascinating to the talkers, not so interesting for their audiences.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 17, 2012

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Feels trapped in the limbo between comedy and drama where many indies gamely venture, but from which few emerge with any resonance.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 16, 2012

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Richard Haridy

Quickflix

It descends into a series of mawkish, over-melodramatic scenes that are entirely unearned and often unpleasantly noisy. It's never especially funny or dramatic and leaves the viewer feeling unsure of what the filmmakers were really trying to achieve.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 4, 2014

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Chelsey Grasso

Paste Magazine

An odd mix of blatantly comedic moments and strangely serious scenes, Why Stop Now finds itself stranded on an odd middle ground between comedy and drama.

Aug 23, 2012

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Young man's very bad day includes drugs, swearing, more.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2012

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Audience Member

Not bad or good but better than the ratings suggest 2.8

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/11/21

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robert p

I thought this little indep[endent movie was very well acted with everyone and funny as hell, I give this Movie a *4* star rating!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Critics wouldn't know a good movie if it smashed them in the face

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

I wouldn't call it a comedy but I enjoyed it and had a fun time watching it. it had a few good laughs here and there

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/29/18

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Audience Member

Not really sure what the point or plot was of this?!? It's definitely not a comedy - sure, it has Tracy Morgan swearing a few times, but no real laughs. It's just about Eisenberg trying to get his junkie mum (Leo) to rehab - hilarious. Then it's just the three of them, plus Whitlock Jr., driving around. No excitement or coherence, or fun.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A bit all over but i was sold by the chaos and crux of this coming of age mini-drama and not to mention the beautiful piano pieces

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

Scoring drugs for his addict mother (Melissa Leo) is but one of a piano prodigy's (Jesse Eisenberg) problems as he tries to get his family's affairs in order before he heads out to an important audition.

Director: Ron Nyswaner, Phil Dorling
Producer: Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch, Paul Prokop, Neda Armian, Ron Nyswaner
Screenwriter: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: BCDF Pictures, Armian Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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