Lili Taylor,
Guy Pearce,
John Hawkes,
Sara Rue,
Irma P. Hall
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Making its world premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, this story adapted for the screen and directed by first-timer Toni Kalem is based on the Anne Tyler novel of the same name. The story deal... read more
DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
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Flixster Reviews (72)
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December 7, 2009In spite of Guy Pearce's enigmatic performance, the film is too slow moving and strange to be successful. Lili Taylor is once again bland, but she does give a decent performance. I am supposed to care about some obsessed nutcase that carves the name of her idol with broken glass ... read more
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August 25, 2007Not a whole lot to say about this one. It was interesting and original and Pearce gives his usual great performance, but there just isn't a whole lot going on. The singer doesn't seem great enough to justify his attitude, but it works in a way. What really made this stand out ... read more
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May 21, 2007I first caught this movie on IFC a couple of weeks ago (drawn to it by one of my favorite actors, Guy Pearce). It's a beautiful story. Makes those of us who don't necessarily look like supermodels feel as if there may actually be something special about us. Lily Taylor's characte... read more
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May 17, 2007Interesting movie! Definately worth the watch. A small town girl becomes somewhat obsessed with a musician. They are propelled toward one another ofter a bizarre stunt she pulls at one of his shows.
Critic Reviews
June 4, 2004
Tom Long, Detroit News
June 3, 2004
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Weaves a fragile --- and often funny --- spell. Full Review
May 28, 2004
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
A perplexing, dark and brooding exercise. Full Review
May 28, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
What at first seems like observed, exaggerated truth soon reveals itself as a series of writerly conceits being followed doggedly to some logical conclusion. Full Review
May 28, 2004
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
It's too common to complain that a book is better than the movie. But in A Slipping-Down Life, the score trumps what's on screen as well. Full Review
May 28, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is not a great dramatic statement, but you know that from the modesty of the title. It is about movement in emotional waters that had long been still. Full Review
May 28, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The director deserves admiration for sticking to her guns, but here's a heretical notion: Maybe the producer's cut would have been a better movie. Full Review
May 27, 2004
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
A Slipping Down Life would disintegrate in a cloud of cutesy, melancholic whimsy if it weren't for the talent of its two leads. Full Review
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