Synopsis
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.
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Cast
- Rebecca HallHannah Miles
- Jason SudeikisAndrew McDonnell
- Dianna AgronFinley
- Blythe DannerEllen Jespersen
- Griffin DunneUpton
- Joe ManganielloCurtis
- Maggie CastleShannon Jespersen
- Richard MasurBruce Jespersen
- Alex QuijanoBen
- Gabe GibbsEthan Woodcock
Recommendations
- 75
The Playlist
Tumbledown strikes a delicate, moving tone that hits more high notes than lows. - 75
New York Post
Sudeikis, often cast as genial everyman, is quite good in a more prickly role, and Hall brings her characteristic nuance to a smart but lost character. - 75
RogerEbert.com
You may think you know what you are about to see when you watch that opening, but you would be wrong. It's great to be wrong. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
First-timers Sean Mewshaw and Desi Van Til show no evidence of inexperience in this sturdy and crowd-pleasing picture. - 67
The A.V. Club
That Tumbledown sort of works in spite of all its clichés is a testament to the gifts of its two lead actors. - 58
The Film Stage
As a study of grief, it’s moving, featuring authentic performances and a keen understanding of the receding hibernation that comes with losing a cornerstone person in one’s life. As a romance, it’s slow-going but believable. And as a look at the unfair mythos attributed to the dead, it’s nuanced and incisive. But in attempting to balance these complementary parts, Tumbledown is buried by its own ambitions. - 40
Village Voice
Neither comedy nor melodrama (though bearing traces of both), Tumbledown ends up a modest study of two fairly unremarkable, prickly characters. - 40
New York Daily News
So what's the problem? A hundred small annoyances, including storylines that peter out into inexplicable dead ends, others...that drone on too long, a dozen too many reaction shots from Hannah's dogs, important characters whose motivations are unclear, and a lack of romantic chemistry between Hannah (Rebecca Hall) and Andrew (Jason Sudeikis).
