The Upside Movie Review

A Rare Heartwarming Film

A couple of days ago, my dad and I went to the theater and saw the movie, The Upside. I've seen the trailers a couple of times and it looked somewhat interesting to me, not like it would be great, but it did get my attention. So, we went and saw it, and I can tell you without a doubt how wrong the critics truly are about The Upside.
The Upside follows the relationship between Dell Scott (Kevin Hart) a man who is on parole looking for a job, and Phillip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston) a quadriplegic rich man looking for a caretaker. Phillip is bored by everyone that applies for the position, until Dell walks in with a, "I don't care" attitude, and they hit it off. The film follows the friendship between them.
This is a great film, honestly. Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart are both spectacular in their own right in The Upside. They played off of each other almost naturally like they had been working with one another for years, but as far as I'm aware of, this is their first project together. I would watch the two of them again if they ever come and work with one another ever again.
The Upside has something which many movies today are missing, particularly in comedies, and the one special quality this film has is, it's funny. You know when you go to the theater and see pretty much any comedy that has come out in the past few years, and it's just a bunch of cheap laughs with little substance? Throw those movies away and save up your cash, then go out and watch The Upside immediately.
This film doesn't have just great comedy, it's also a great drama, and very heartfelt. The bond which is created between the characters is very natural and feels almost like you are there yourself becoming friends along side them.
There really aren't any negatives to the movie, but if I had to pick something it would probably be... maybe one or two small scenes feel off. It's nothing big, and I can't put my finger on it, but then again for a movie of this quality, I'm really reaching.
Would I see this movie again? Yes, I think I would, but it's one of those films you would want to see only once or twice a year so it stays special. I think everyone has a handful of films like that, and it's fine the way it is.
If you want to watch a good movie and not waste your money on trivial boring here we go again films, then maybe just maybe, you must go and see The Upside.



final score: 4/5