Synopsis
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
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Cast
- Will FerrellNick Halsey
- C.J. WallaceKenny Loftus
- Rebecca HallSamantha
- Michael PeñaFrank Garcia
- Rosalie MichaelsKitty
- Stephen RootElliot
- Laura DernDelilah
- Glenn HowertonGary
- Argos MacCallumShopper
- Todd BryantDriver (Repo Guy)
Recommendations
- 88
Orlando Sentinel
It's a bleak yet optimistic film, and Ferrell perfectly underplays his Carver anti-hero and delivers a rich, layered and subtle performance. And a funny one. - 80
Salon
It's refreshingly honest, depicts the kinds of American lives not often seen on-screen and shows us a familiar star in a striking new light. - 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
That lawn with its scraps of a ruined life is a setting both satirical and poignant, and Will Ferrell gives a performance of Chekhovian depth. - 75
Tampa Bay Times
It's a very good performance that isn't for the "Talladega Nights" crowd and indie audiences can appreciate that. - 67
IndieWire
The material, however, takes a Raymond Carver short story and plays it almost too straight. Ferrell looks uncomfortable, but not amusingly so. - 60
Variety
While the film is neither entertaining nor profound, Ferrell makes it watchable at least. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The film just doesn't mine enough humor or drama from this situation. Meanwhile most of the developments are wholly predictable. - 50
Village Voice
Everything Must Go, which is ostensibly set in Scottsdale, Arizona, has a generic resemblance to broken-heartland movies like "Up in the Air" and "Cedar Rapids," although this suburban meltdown is more depressed than either.
