A family vacation. A traumatic event. A test of fatherhood? Or the natural survival instinct at play?
That, in a nutshell, is what this movie is about.
It's a remake of the 2014 Swedish movie, Force Majeure," which critics loved. This one, not so much.
But the Movie Slut thinks it got a bum rap.
Part of the problem is its stars— Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and Will Ferrill, who both did an excellent job of portraying spouses at a trying time in their marriage. Still, movie-goers can't be blamed for expecting a comedy. Which it IS NOT.
Neither was Force Majeure, although critics thought it had a fair share of comic relief. The Movie Slut saw it on Amazon the same night she caught this movie and laughed not once.
Both are thoughtful flicks. Unfortunately, Downhill was cheapened by a few silly scenes with an unnecessary supporting character. Fortunately, she's eminently forgettable.
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