Synopsis
Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly asks for a divorce, he bounces between a search for answers, desperate attempts to stay connected to his daughter, and his fateful reentry into the dating pool.
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Cast
- Paul SchneiderOtto Wall
- Anna CampDebbie Spangler
- Michael ChernusFreddie
- Heather GrahamStephanie
- Ashley GraceMildred
- Heather LawlessLara
- Melanie LynskeyAnnie Wall
- Audrey P. ScottEdie Wall
- Amy SedarisHolly
- Celia WestonJoan
Recommendations
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Goodbye To All That is not going to impress the visual, form or style cinephiles of the world, but it really shouldn’t matter. The content is tops. And as an astute and empathetic portrait of human crisis, resolve and survival, it’s a wonderfully authentic and perfectly touching one. - 75
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
It’s the directing debut of Angus MacLachlan, who wrote “Junebug” and thus gave Amy Adams the perfect introduction to the world. “Goodbye” displays the same canny ear for human interactions, both comical and confessional. - 75
RogerEbert.com
There’s a lot of good awkward fun to be had as the viewer simultaneously laughs at Otto’s expense and hopefully commiserates a bit with him. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Paul Schneider shines in the role, stumbling through a dating world that has changed since his character got hitched, thanks mostly to social media. - 70
Variety
Another gently relatable, regionally inclined dramedy, this one concerning a semi-oblivious husband (Paul Schneider) caught completely off-guard when his wife (Melanie Lynskey) files for divorce. - 70
The New York Times
Goodbye to All That is very evenhanded in assessing its characters’ flaws, and it never sentimentalizes. - 50
The Dissolve
MacLachlan hasn’t given his main character anything revelatory to do or say. Goodbye To All That is mostly just a series of vignettes, detailing Otto’s sexual misadventures. And even those don’t amount to much. - 50
The A.V. Club
In between missteps, Goodbye To All That carves out some of its brief running time for the kind of quiet, low-key dramedy that complements the recessive charm of its leading man.
