The Stand Up

The Stand Up is a 2011 American comedydrama film written and directed by David Wexler and stars Jonathan Sollis, Margarita Levieva, Arija Bareikis, and Aidan Quinn.

The film debuted October 22, 2011 at the Austin Film Festival and began a limited theatrical release September 14, 2012.The film received generally negative reviews The Village Voice offered for a film about a standup comedian to be mirthless is dispiriting and expanded that the The Stand Up did not compensate for its absence of humor with use of any legitimate drama. While the premise of a bereaved comedian dealing with the tragic death of a loved one had potential for drama and angst, the protagonists path to healing, though, is made EasyBake simple by director David Wexler, whose use of fatherfindingunhappyson the perfect job where he then meets perfectmatch Veronica Margarita Levieva, then allows the protagonist of Zoe to become a passive participant in his own healing, which Wexler leaves so uncomplicated that the story simply coasts along on a smooth path to happily ever after. It was concluded, regrettably, its impossible for the film or its star to do little more than recall other recent comedies and performers the superior School of Rock for one and, via the portly Solliss eerily similar voice, Jonah Hill. ........

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