Fresh
It's all kind of cute. Maybe a little too cute, but it does have a nice circle-of-life ending.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Somebody Up There Likes Me
2013 · 1h 16m · NOT RATED
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Bob Byington
Overview
Thirty-five years in the life of Max, his best friend Sal and a woman they both adore, Lyla. The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfilling entanglements, at weddings, funerals, hospitals, eateries, divorce courts and the tool shed. A deadpan fable about time sneaking up on and swerving right around us.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film itself is so charming that you almost forget to ask whether these people truly deserve our empathy.
Ted Scheinman, Village Voice
Rotten
The time-killing universe Byington has created makes sure we never forget how absurd he thinks the whole movie is. Fun for him, perhaps.
Michael Atkinson, Time Out New York
Fresh
American cinema has been churning out slacker movies for what seems like eons, so it's refreshing to report that Somebody Up There Likes Me enlivens the genre with a welcome breath of imagination, wit and charm.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The film itself is so charming that you almost forget to ask whether these people truly deserve our empathy.
Ted Scheinman, L.A. Weekly
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