Life Itself

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  • 2018


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$ 7 Million
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4.5
A master of organization, James gives the films sprawling narrative shape, leaping smartly among subjects and decades. Av Club
1.0
Before the first of many, many time and space jumps strewn throughout Life Itself, I knew that writer and director Dan Fogelmans ensemble drama was es .. Den Of Geek
3.0
Based on its ad campaign, youd be forgiven for thinking Life Itself to be a saccharine romantic drama about the equally attractive Oscar Isaac and Oli .. EW
1.9
Life Itself loads up plot line on top of plot line to imitate emotional depth, a kind of narrative manipulation that just doesnt work for everyone. Rogerebert
2.0
Even the excellent cast cant save this well intentioned but maudlin tearjerker from feeling like an emotionally manipulative melodrama. Common Sense Media
2.0
The creator of This Is Us takes his TV formula to the big screen with Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde, with horrific results. Indie Wire
2.0
At some point in the career of far too many a rising writer director, it seems, especially those who lean into the writer portion of their portfolio, .. Variety
4.5
This documentary, intimately detailing the last years of Eberts life, doesnt only inspire and entertain, but really presents a more fully realized por .. Austin Chronicle
2.0
Something borrowed and blue, writer director Dan Fogelmans heavy handed tragedy plays like a sad copy of movies youd rather be watching instead. Time Out
1.0
Tragedy stalks the streets of Manhattan in Dan Fogelmans tooth grindingly dreadful drama. The Guardian
1.0
Apparently scripted by an especially depthless range of greetings cards, this big screen effort from the creator of This Is Us dishes out tragedy to O .. The Guardian
0.0
Writer director Dan Fogelmans Life Itself, a woefully misbegotten melodrama about the interconnectivity between people, opens at an ironic distance, w ..
2.5
Movies should invite viewers in, taking them on a journey together with the characters on screen. Unfortunately, Life Itself is less journey than lect ..
2.0
Barely a moment seems to pass without a birth, a death, a betrayal, a starling revelation or a life changing bombshell. Screen Daily
2.0
The constant dishonesty permeating every moment shows a movie that couldnt care less about real human emotions, and just wants you to cry. Collider
0.5
The constant dishonesty permeating every moment shows a movie that couldnt care less about real human emotions, and just wants you to cry. Collider
4.5
Its no secret that Siskel and Ebert butted heads quite often, and again James doesnt cut corners when it comes to some of Eberts less flattering tende .. Collider
4.0
Photo: FameFlynet.uk.com / SplashNews.com Spoilers below for Life Itself. Vulture
2.0
A large ensemble cast including Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening and Antonio Banderas navigates love, loss and complicated human connections .. The Hollywood Reporter
1.0
Much like life itself, This Is Us creator Fogelmans decades spanning, multigenerational mashup of intertwined, tragic romances is, in the end, much ad ..
1.5
This Is Us, Mr. Fogelmans much watched NBC series, wrung whole monsoon seasons of tears (and a bucket of Emmy nominations) from the loss of just one d .. The New York Times
3.0
1.An old friend of mine is a novelist, and she told me once of a great lesson her best college teacher ever gave to her. Paste Magazine
1.0
This is a film that has been custom designed to give viewers all of the feels and jerk as many tears as allowed by law but the only thing I felt while .. E Film Critic
1.0
The films indulgences are so heart on sleeve that its hard to differentiate watching it from hearing someone pitch their very bad screenplay ideas wit .. Telegraph
1.9
The worst thing about Life Itself is not that it is emotionally sadistic. Its just how much it wants to be emotionally sadistic, while missing the mar ..
2.0
Dan Fogelman has become a household name.The creator of This is Us has a generally good track record for putting out good stuff (Tangled and the short .. The Young Folks
2.0
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3.0
Life Itself Review Movie Review The cast is on point particularly Oscar Isaac, shouldering a very difficult role that has to connect two points of the .. Cinema Blend
1.5
Fogelmanas made a lovely looking movie and cast it well, but the mawkish, manipulative attempts to tug at the heartstrings never work. JoBlo
3.0
A pretentious, sappy drama of interlinking stories will have its intended tear jerking effect only on viewers who remain convinced that Forrest Gumps .. One Guys Opinion
1.3
Life is the ultimate unreliable narrator, with its randomness and endless mis directions, isnt a profound thought or theme to build a movie around. Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
10 1 1 / 10 While writer/director Dan Fogelman has made other movies (2015s Danny Collins), one would never know that by simply watching his latest en .. Blu Ray
2.5
A movie can be absorbing or significant because of its craft, its ambitions, or what its appearance at a certain point in time may augur, even if it d .. Chicago Reader
1.3
Become a fan on Facebook Follow on Twitter Review by Mark Dujsik | September 20, 2018 The obvious twists and allegedly shocking revelations start almo .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
When Abby (Olivia Wilde) asks Will (Oscar Isaac) when he plans to ask her out at a college bash, his answer is so striking, she flushes with pleasure.
1.9
CLOSE Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Olivia Cooke, Annette Bening and Antonio Banderas star as characters connected by various events in Life Itself. Usa Today
2.5
...feels like an entire television seasons worth of story crammed into an awkward and ungainly two hour picture. Reel Film Reviews
1.0
This weeks film Life Itself 15, 117 mins Dan Fogelmans movie Life Itself takes a broad approach to its proclaimed subject. The Times
1.0
This film styles itself as an epic multigenerational family saga, like the great American novels of Roth or Steinbeck, but delivers little more than t .. The Times
2.0
This is the kind of movie that inspires almost religious devotion, but its weepy, manipulative claptrap. News Review
2.0
The film continually draws attention to its own devices and tricks its audience. Independent
0.0
How do you rate a cinematic black hole that doesnt deserve a single star Rolling Stone
2.0
Will and Abby (Isaac and Wilde) have a cute courtship and happy life in New York. Shadows On The Wall
1.5
Theres an exorbitant something that might be considered the implicit subject of Daughters You Wont Get What You Want, in which its never entirely clea .. Pop Matters
1.0
If all you need from a love story are two people smiling at each other and a narrator saying theyre in love, then Life Itself is for you. The Wrap
4.0
Dan Fogelman is not afraid to explore the darker corners of humanity, but hes super clear that youre getting a dump truck full of sugar to make the me .. The Wrap
2.0
PLOT A dozen or so lives intersect over time and across continents. News Day
1.5
No truth to the rumor that Life Itself had the working title of Death Itself until the marketing people got ahold of it, but it does rack up quite a b .. Film Journal
1.5
The Spanish countryside is beautiful, and Banderas offers his best performance in years. Az Central
0.5
Any overlit soap opera currently running on network TV has more emotional weight and depth than this film. Mountain X
2.0
Life Can Be A Mess, But So Is Life Itself Enlarge this image toggle caption jon pack/Stage 6/Amazon jon pack/Stage 6/Amazon Imagine that you sit down .. Npr
1.9
A better aural fixation might have been Chumbawambas Tubthumping, also from 97. Toronto Star
4.0
After leaving a bar near his home in New York State one night almost two decades ago, Mark Hogancamp was set upon by five men who beat him so savagely .. Daily Mail
1.0
Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde in Life Itself.Photo illustration by Slate. Slate
2.0
Screwball comedy gives way to breathless romance and then sentimental melodrama. Flim List
2.5
Life Itself is one of the more frustrating film watching experiences I have had in some time. Film Inquiry
2.5
Susan Grangers review of Life Itself (Amazon Studios) Many years ago, silent film star Lillian Gish observed: Hollywood is an emotional Detroit, where .. Susang Ranger
2.0
An ambitious exploration of multi generational pain and suffering, intertwining character arcs and maintaining optimism in the face of hopelessness, a .. Flickering Myth
1.0
Anybody who plans on seeing Life Itself, stop herealmost anything said about the film risks being a spoiler, because its real subject is death itself. New Yorker
2.0
All movies are manipulative.Its their job to nudge us toward some sensation we werent expecting. Time
2.0
This unwieldy mess of a film starts out with a glorious unpredictability and without warning never again approaches that impressive vitality. The Film Stage
1.3
Not to be confused with Roger Eberts autobiography, or anything good, actually, Life Itself is an emotional mugging, not a movie. Chicago Tribune
0.5
This is a film that understands that life is messy but doesnt understand how to express that in any way that even remotely resembles life as we know i .. Bullz-Eye
1.5
The film is hard to take at face value because its so intent on tricking the viewer in one scene and then spoon feeding them details in the next. The Atlantic
1.0
Review, With Hella Spoilers: Life Itself is This Years Book of Henry, Another Misguided Attempt at Enraging Melodrama By Roxana Hadadi | Film | Septem .. Pajiba
1.9
Murderously Facile Life Itself a Torturous Melodrama Life Itself isnt very good. Movie Freak
3.0
Fogelman wants audiences to feel his love, but the only tools at his disposal are sap and cheese, which he hits viewers with like an errant bus driver .. Detroit News
2.0
(CNN) This is Us creator Dan Fogelman has inadvertently provided a stark lesson on key differences between TV and movies with Life Itself, the new fil .. Cnn
3.0
Given that Life Itself is only the second film hes ever directed, its far too early to call writer/director Dan Fogelman an auteur. Consequence Of Sound
1.0
Fogelmans work is a little like listening to James Taylors Fire and Rain while shopping for candles in a Pier One: It never stops to question its econ .. Vox
1.0
Fogelman offers a hugely flawed film which cant seem to put its finger on what it wants to convey to its audience. Hey U Guys
3.0
44 SHARES Facebook Twitter TORONTO Lets get one thing out of the way. The Play List
3.0
...if your attitude is that life is meaningless and then you die, you may want to give this one a pass. Fogelman clearly believes life has meaning, ev .. Maki At The Movies
2.0
Life Itself has a number of strengths that will appeal to audiences: its well acted, funny at times, and works hard to be a tearjerker. Mirror
1.0
Its quite a feat for a film to feel this dated upon initial release. Lw Lies
2.0
CLEVELAND, Ohio Writer, director Dan Fogelmans movie, Life Itself, is nothing if not ambitious. Cleve Land
2.0
Fogelman takes on more than he can chew and hands to us the semi masticated pulp, full of fatuous musings on Lifes Meaning. Ft
1.0
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade: that bromide is about the only one absent from the astonishingly bad Life Itself, which in actuality might .. The Arts Desk
1.5
Life Itself is a movie so high on its own supply that it cant stop tripping over its own feet. Daily Dot
2.0
Its a long slog through sticky dialogue disguised as inspiration or revelation. Patriot Ledger
0.6
Life Itself Review By Matthew Passantino Life, or Nothing Like It Life Itself is one of those movies that thinks its saying something much more philos .. Big Picture Big Sound
2.0
Life Itself film review: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde in self important family melodrama Scmp
4.5
The footage pulls the heartstrings, but theres nothing sappy about it. Ign
1.3
Life Itself, from This Is Us creator, rudely toys with our hearts The courtship and ill fated marriage of Abby (Olivia Wilde) and Will (Oscar Isaac) i .. Chicago Sun Times
1.5
Life itself may be unpredictable yet sadly Life Itself is anything but. Punch Drunk Critics
4.0
Pin +1 41 Shares TIFF 2018 Review: Life Itself is Nothing Like You Expect When I first saw the trailer for Life Itself, I knew that the film would be .. We Live Entertainment
4.0
Life Itself will devastate and delight audiences the world over bringing universal messages of hope amongst tragedy and love amongst despair. We Live Entertainment
2.5
REVIEW / DRAMA LIFE ITSELF (NC16) 118 minutes/Opens Thursday (Dec 6) 2.5 stars The story: Will (Oscar Isaac) and Abby Dempsey (Olivia Wilde) are happi .. Straits Times
4.0
Dan Fogelman, creator and executive producer of NBCs megahit This Is Us, takes that multigenerational story approach in a different and often darker d .. Dead Line
1.0
This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 15/10/2018. One Room With A View
1.5
Despite the best efforts from a star studded cast, Life Itself is a tonally uneven mess in spite of all the hype going into the film. Solzy At The Movies
2.5
Movie review: Life Itself a tearfully contrived soap opera hello Newlyweds (Olivia Wilde and Oscar Isaac) cannot foresee the tragic turn of events in .. Daily Herald
2.0
Worse still, it belongs to the dubious subgenre of pseudoliterary meta somethings that, like The Words or The Third Person, raise serious questions ab .. Film Avclub
0.5
I am genuinely not sure when I last saw a film this absolutely deficient as a storytelling object, this alien as a document of allegedly realistic, re .. Alternate Ending
2.5
The sort of sprawling saga meant to make audiences laugh, cry, and nod approvingly at moments they might recognize from their own roller coaster lives .. Clclt
2.0
But theres more shes also a sexual assault survivor who shot the caregiver uncle who molested her. Fresh Fiction
5.0
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3.5
Dan Fogelman has been busy these last couple of years with This Is Us, his Emmy nominated series that follows multiple characters across several timel .. National Post
1.0
It is centered on a character and his family who were witnesses (and the causes) to a horrific tragedy that took place in chapter 1 involving a bus. Rendy Reviews
0.5
If anything, the film drives us to the conclusion that we all love irrationally and make very stupid decisions at every turn, which may be very true, .. Third Coast Review
1.8
Despite boasting an impressive cast that gives it their all, Life Itself and the stories it tries to tell feel disconnected and distant, attempting to .. Cultured Vultures
3.0
If only all movies could begin like Life Itself. A single camera shot but one that is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson in all his glory! You cant help bu .. Media Mikes
1.3
This movie, with its beautifully lit scenes and superlative cast, is stupendously awful.Before I saw it, I caught a whiff of rot from a couple of earl .. Qc Times
3.5
The complex framework of the approach in the film (which resorts to the well known strategy of looking at a story through different points of view) en ..
1.3
Its an ambitious film, but unfortunately, an unqualified misfire. Datebook Sfchronicle
2.5
The sort of sprawling saga meant to make audiences laugh, cry, and nod approvingly at moments they might recognize from their own roller coaster lives .. Film Frenzy
2.5
An overwrought tearjerker that shoves trite life lessons down your throat along with a vat of sugar. Us Magazine
2.0
As evidenced by the title, Life Itself has grand ambitions... What it actually delivers, though, is a big sloppy pile of WTF. Mash Able
1.5
Dan Fogelman translates his popular This is Us series to the screen with half baked characters meant to wring every tear you have by force. Culture
0.0
But that evocation needs to be earned.If it isnt, youre left with something shallow and unsatisfying.
1.0
The NBC drama series This Is Us garnered legions of fans with what I like to call gotcha trauma. Thril List
1.0
Life Itself Has No Purpose Other Than to Try to Make You Cry Life Itself wants to be a hipster romance, celebration of diversity and Oscar bait all at .. Entertainment Voice
3.0
Courtesy of Amazon Studios The creator of This is Us takes the TV formula which boasts astronomical ratings to the big screen. The Only Critic
1.0
The film from This is Us guru Dan Fogelman is a Xerox of his TV show. Grab some Kleenexes and cue the schmaltz. Richard Crouse
4.5
A scene from Life Itself.Picture: Jose Hare As a young New York couple Will Dempsey (Oscar Issac) and Abbey Dempsey (Olivia Wilde) goes from college r .. Iol Co Za
1.0
Dan Fogelmans almost admirably insane Life Itself serves as a deep dive into the psyche of the creator of televisions hit series This is Us. The Gate
1.5
This film had all the right ingredients, but it became a recipe for trite that should have been much better. Movies and Shakers
1.5
Share this: Life Itself Review: A slow and sappy slog through every emotionally manipulative device known to filmkind Amazing the cred and license you .. At Home In Hollywood
3.0
A starry cast that also includes Mandy Patinkin as Wills father keeps things watchable even when the whirl of competing stories makes it hard to keep .. Herald Scotland
2.0
This Is Us is such a heartwarming, touching family saga, its confounding that the creator cannot bring the same qualities to feature film. Monsters And Critics
2.0
click to enlarge Amazon Studios Dan Fogelman, creator and executive producer of the hit NBC series This is Us, seems to have the television drama form .. Sa Current
4.5
The emotional manipulation is mixed with a puerile psychology and sweetened by force from photography and music. La Nación (Argentina)
3.5
Life Itself is proposed as an accomplished melodramatic exercise, powerful, honest, with some very lucid dialogues, about links and their derivatives.
2.5
Dan Fogelmans Life Itself masquerades as a film that dares to tackle the unpredictable nature of life in a mature, honest way. Indie London
1.0
Screenshot: Amazon Studios The most generous thing I can say about Life Itselfa film written and directed by This Is Us creator Dan Fogelmanis that af .. The Muse Jezebel
0.5
Yeah, Im a white male, but my reasons for disliking this film are unrelated to my race or gender (and really, few movies dont make me cry anymore).
4.0
Dan Fogelman (This Is Us, creator) uses his masterful talent of displaying humanity in all of its raw and natural beauty to bring Life Itself to scree .. The Hollywood Outsider
1.5
By Joanna Langfield Wait: What.I have seen Dan Fogelmans talky, mawkish melodrama and I have questions. The Movie Minute
1.0
THE BIG RELEASE The Favourite (15) THE favourite indeed by name and by nature.With five Golden Globe nominations, plus 47 other wins and counting lini .. Metro News
2.0
A movie whose universe has rules lax enough to allow almost anything to happen.
2.0
Theres nothing offensive, or offensively bad, here, just pure, undiluted mediocrity. The Digital Fix
3.5
If nothing else, Fahrenheit 11/9 is a worthwhile and inspirational battle cry to get out there to protest, revolt or better yet, run for office yourse .. Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
1.0
From the minute the movie starts, Life Itself comes rushing out the gate doing too gotdamn much. Nashville Scene
3.5
Reading Time: 4 minutes Directed by Dan Fogelman, Life Itself follows a young New York couple as they go from college romance to marriage and finally .. But Why Tho? A Geek Commun ..
2.0
Get the Think newsletter.Sep. 25, 2018, 7:07 PM GMT / Updated Sep. 25, 2018, 8:00 PM GMT By Ani Bundel NBC hit This Is Us debuts its third season on T .. NBC News THINK
2.5
I appreciate Fogelman swinging for the fences, but sometimes ya gotta admit when it doesnt quite work. Wtop
3.0
This is a gentle film between the shocking moments, filled with detailed characters, emotional nuances and great performances. Pasadena Weekly
1.0
Life Itself doesnt leave you with a long lasting impact to take away aside from immediate regret.
2.0
Promising proposal that is lost between dispersion and forced complexity. El Mundo (Spain)
5.0
Otherwise, a nerve shredding experience given its awkward style and situations. What She Said Radio
4.0
There are elements of a good movie in Life Itself, a deeply thoughtful melodrama from Emmy winning This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman.
1.5
As someone who watches 95 Hallmark movies a year I enjoy a sentimental tearjerker. rachelsreviews.net
1.0
Just spooky enough for kids ages 8 and up while making you laugh throughout.
2.5
Dan Fogelman, known for his series This Is Us, creates a series of vignettes, all inter related in the much anticipated film Life Itself which premier .. Reel Honestre Views
0.5
9/21/18By Kt SchaeferLife Itself is a film that tries desperately to show there is meaning in our individual lives, but the way it tries to communicat .. Next Best Picture
3.5
I must admit that it generated an emotional reaction in me, which made me appreciate its honesty and ambition.
3.0
But if all youre ever thinking about is the holiness of storytelling, your vainglorious self may be the only thing youre actually aware of. Nylon
1.0
Theres an old habit among actors reading a new script: Search for your characters name and peruse only that part. West Word
2.0
**The following review contains spoilers for Life Itself.** I cant remember the last time I saw a film that I so desperately wanted to understand. Nerds Of Prey Podcast
2.0
The Buzz: Dan Fogelman, the successful creator of the acclaimed and meteorically popular tv show This Is Us makes his return to the big screen in an a ..



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