A quirky coming-of-age drama that will draw you in with its spiritual undertow and delight.
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04/16/09
Is Anybody There? (2009)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:75
Rotten:39
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Though Michael Caine gives an excellent performance, Is Anybody There? features a cliche-filled story that ultimately falters.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jun 4, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $1,988,165
Synopsis: Growing up and growing old never played so poignantly as it does in John Crowley’s IS ANYBODY THERE? The film grapples with the sad truths of getting older and losing loved ones, all the while... [More]
Starring: Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey
Director: John Crowley
Reviews for Is Anybody There?
The script is always shakier than the performers trying to bring it across, and by the third act, it lets them down completely.
04/16/09
Caine plays in multiple registers here and he melds them all - the curmudgeon, the mentor, the entertainer, the widower, the bewildered old man - into a moving portrait.
04/16/09
Caine and Milner play off each other nicely, but there's nothing about the story or characters that feels fresh or unexpected.
04/16/09
hackneyed drivel
04/16/09
Is Anybody There? works because of the chemistry between Caine and Milner ... Caine is fascinating to watch %u2013 at once snarky, impish and sad.
04/16/09
Uttered by both characters at various times, the film’s title is meant to evoke fears of a finite world. If you didn’t know better, you’d swear they were asking about the state of the theater.
04/15/09
At the risk of sounding churlish, I have to admit the alleged charm of this comic misadventure eluded me totally.
04/15/09
Even Crowley, who seems to have a knack with overloaded material, can't quite bring the thing in for a safe landing in all the slush.
04/14/09
This is the sort of film you go to not much for its slight story but for a stunning performance from a veteran actor.
04/13/09
It's a testament to Michael Caine that Is Anybody There?, a squishy drama about the friendship between an unhappy young boy and a regretful old man, is even sporadically palatable.
04/13/09
A combination of playful humor and gentle emotions connecting unlikely generations. Even if returning to the planet from the afterlife as a born again badger, is the elixir of choice that may shake this self-hating senior out of his miserable funk.
04/10/09
Equal parts sweet and sour, "Is There Anybody There?" is a thoughtful little chamber piece with just the right amount of laugh-out-loud humor.
03/26/09
Alternating between the saturnine and the saccharin, Is Anybody There? brings sweetness and light to a depressing subject.
02/26/09
...it's impossible to understate the effectiveness of Caine's work here...
10/28/08
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