BY MIKEY MIGO
I love it when really talented comedy actors spread their wings a little bit and go for a more dramatic role. Jim Carrey is awesome at this. His work on Truman Show, Man in the Moon, and especially Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is great contrast to his early vulgar comedies and his later PG/G comedies. Will Ferrell did it with “Melinda and Melinda” and “Stranger Than Fiction”. For awhile he got stuck in a weird rut. I love this dude so I still watch everything that comes out with his name in the credits. He’s talented. He is one of the best comedy actors of our generation and I think he’s got the skills to do really anything. He can rock it on TV, stage, and film. He has proven that. Not all of his movies are instant classics, but a good amount are. He CAN act and movies like this prove it. When I first saw the preview for “Everything Must Go”, I knew I wanted to see it. It’s an indie-styled drama comedy about an alcoholic man who relapses and then finds himself fired from his job, kicked out of his home by his wife, and stuck in his front lawn with all of his belongings. He has to face the fact that he has to get his shit together. So with the help of a neighborhood kid he sells all of his stuff in one huge rummage sale. We get support from Michael Pena, Glenn Howerton(Dennis!), Stephen Root, Laura Dern, and others. So Will’s definitely not alone in this one. The two main stand outs here not named was Rebecca Hall playing a troubled neighbor who relates to Will’s character because she’s possible more screwed up than him. The other is Biggie Small’s son, Christopher Jordan Wallace. The kid did well. He and Will had some great chemistry back and forth and I hope to see him in the future. The movie has A LOT of heart and ended up being a really good and charming movie. It’s easy to laugh at Will Ferrell, but here you feel his struggles to stay afloat. If you like Will Ferrell you’ll want to see this movie. It’s not a laugh a minute type of flick, but it’s never boring. It’s fun to see Will step out of his comfort zone, sadly it doesn’t seem like many of his fans joined him. I think people need to see this movie. Go watch it! B+
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