Synopsis
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.
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Cast
- Kevin HartDell Scott
- Bryan CranstonPhillip Lacasse
- Nicole KidmanYvonne Pendleton
- Golshifteh FarahaniMaggie
- Aja Naomi KingLatrice
- Tate DonovanCarter Locke
- Jahi Di'Allo WinstonAnthony Scott
- Genevieve AngelsonJenny Lacasse
- Suzanne SavoyCharlotte
- Julianna MarguliesLily Foley
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The pairing of Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in the lead roles pays off big time, with more laugh-out-loud moments than the original and some particularly hilarious work from Hart, who steps up his game after his fun if broad-minded performances in Get Hard and the Ride Along movies. - 70
Screen Daily
In the end, The Upside is the sum of its good players and dubious politics, wrenching genuine tears from a story that celebrates the rich promise of life in all its shades of joy and heartbreak. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Cranston and Hart fight tooth and nail to keep the film as charming as possible, though, with Hart going to particularly impressive lengths. It almost works, until you remember it shouldn't. - 60
The Guardian
This is not much more than a light crowdpleaser, but when you’ve got two powerhouse performers like this it is very difficult not to find oneself at least temporarily charmed. - 50
IndieWire
No surprises here, folks; just half-hearted punchlines and unadventurous sentimentality readymade for marketplace consumption. - 50
Variety
So little has been done to update or refresh “The Intouchables” for American culture or a new audience that The Upside has no integrity as a separate piece of work. The casting alone is all that’s keeping it from sinking into a cynical act of franchise burnishing. - 50
TheWrap
For what it’s worth, The Upside is exactly what you think it is: the latest Hollywood effort that aims to show that a black man and a white man with seemingly nothing in common can see past their differences and develop a mutual friendship. It’s just as pat and basic as it looks and sounds. - 50
Movie Nation
The upside of The Upside is that Hart’s fans will find just enough here to warrant the ticket price.
