The Upside

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Remake of:

The Intouchables

Original title: The Upside
Year: 2017
Running time: 126 min.
Country: United States
Director: Neil Burger
Screenwriter: Paul Feig, Jon Hartmere (Remake: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano)
Music: Rob Simonson
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, Genevieve Angelson, Golshifteh Farahani, Aja Naomi King, Amara Karan, Junnie Lopez, Rachel Alana Handler, Pia Mechler, Brian Tronieri, Ursula Triplett
Producer: STX Entertainment, The Weinstein Company
Genre: Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Disability. Friendship. Remake
Synopsis / Plot: A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy paraplegic and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.

Critics' reviews

"All the flaws of the original film are present (...) Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart have a relaxed comedic chemistry that may not validate the film’s sickly-sweet bromance, but does make it go down easy"

Scott Tobias: Variety
"Jon Hartmere’s script has genuinely funny moments and is blessedly short on crassness (...) A warm vibe between the two men goes a long way toward sweetening the sap and contrivances"

Jeannette Catsoulis: The New York Times
"A winning cast keeps this feel-good comedy afloat (...) The same stereotypical vision (...) [It] never really finds its own voice"

Jordan Mintzer: The Hollywood Reporter
"Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston make an odd couple (...) The safe, formulaic story is somewhat less problematic than the original, but doesn't go anywhere fresh."

Eric Kohn: IndieWire
"It’s a movie that offers the biggest comedian working right now, Kevin Hart, a chance to reveal previously unseen dimensions (...) Familiar but pleasant"

Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
"[A] mediocre redo of a hit (...) A mediocrity (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

David Fear: Rolling Stone
"Cranston and Hart are pros, though, and do much with the extremely limited, telegraphed material (...) [It] never fully works"

Tina Hassannia: rogerebert.com
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