Everything Must Go Review

I like Will Ferrell.  Old School is a great comedy.  His work on Saturday Night Live is a hoot.  Elf is a Christmas classic.  Sure, I don't think Anchorman is the greatest film like everybody else seems to and he has definitely had some misses.  Overall though, he is a great comedic actor.  You know what else though?  It turns out he has some dramatic chops as well...

Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go is a touching story about a relapsed alcoholic who loses his job and comes home to find himself locked out and all of his possessions on the front yard.  His bank accounts have been closed.  His car has been repossessed.  This is what rock bottom looks like.

What ensues is tragically funny or hilariously tragic.  He decides to turn the front yard into his new home and spends the time getting drunk before AND after a police officer friend suggests he at least pretend to have a yard sale to avoid being arrested for "living in his front yard".

The film has a well rounded cast and does a fine job of looking into alcoholism without being preachy.  Will is in his best performance, in my opinion, and his interactions with the neglected boy from down the street and the neglected pregnant wife across the street are touching and endearing.

It's refreshing to watch a Will Ferrell vehicle where he isn't constantly shouting and doing pratfalls.  This 97 minute dramedy has a 6.4 on IMDb but I think it's a 10 and it's available on Netflix right now!