Downhill

2/14/20201h 27m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A Different Kind of Disaster Movie. ~

Overview:

Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

Director:

Nat Faxon

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$7,547,254.00

Key words:

husband wife relationship
dark comedy
austria
family vacation
avalanche
awkwardness
ski lift
life changing
rift
downhill
ski instructor
mountain resort
awkward situation
father son relationship
alpine skiing
skiing
married with children
husband wife conflict
avoidance
alpine slide
ski chalet
tirol, austria

Cast

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

~ as ~

Billie Stanton

Will Ferrell

~ as ~

Pete Stanton

Zach Woods

~ as ~

Zach

Zoë Chao

~ as ~

Rosie

Miranda Otto

~ as ~

Charlotte

Giulio Berruti

~ as ~

Guglielmo

Julian Grey

~ as ~

Finn Stanton

Ammon Jacob Ford

~ as ~

Emerson Stanton

Kristofer Hivju

~ as ~

Michel

Alex Macqueen

~ as ~

Charlie

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Reviews (3)

SWITCH.
Written 5 year(s) ago
4
Altogether forgettable, 'Downhill' is an avalanche of its own - starting off more than a little rocky, it accelerates towards its destination as it wipes out everything in its path, whitewashing what was there beforehand. This is an adaptation not only unworthy of the original, but unworthy of the cast it enlisted. Just go hunt down 'Force Majeure'.
- Charlie David Page
Read Charlie's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-downhill-a-slippery-slope-for-julia-louis-dreyfus-and-will-ferrell
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Peter89Spencer
Written 5 year(s) ago
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The dry humour in this film is dryer than dry ice!
Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
2
Horrible watch, will not watch again, and warn against.

As much as I am not a fan of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, I thought Will Ferrell would be a proper counter balance.

This is a somewhat closer to the vibe of "Everything Must Go", except now the wife and kids are there to actively attack.

That perspective does show that the movie does what it intended to do, have the audience relate to the trouble and turmoil of the characters, but I just don't feel like it amounted to much.

Perhaps this is intended for a very specific audience of "troubled" or "broken" families trying to stay together, but it really almost feels more like like someone's therapy exercise as an outlet on how to deal with the pain of a similar event.