Day 20: Everything Must Go
Directed By: Dan Rush
Starring: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, and Christopher Wallace
Released: 2010
Genre: Dramedy
Will Ferrell isn't happy.
The movie drought ends now, with Everything Must Go, a 2010 Will Ferrell flick that will surprise you. For one thing, Will Ferrell isn't somebody's sidekick. He's also not a bumbling, happy sap. He's graduated to the role of degenerate adult male, fitting into the niche of indie movies about men who need to find themselves at the age of 35.
Introducing: Will Ferrell and Alternate Living
Did I forget to mention he's homeless too?
Would you like to live like Will's character in Everything Must Go?
[Alcoholism + [(once-alcoholic-wife) (boring corporate job) 16 years] + suburban Arizona] / failed AA program = Nick Halsey.
[Alcoholism + [(once-alcoholic-wife) (boring corporate job) 16 years] + suburban Arizona] / failed AA program = Nick Halsey.
In case you're not mathematically inclined, I have a simple recipe: You will need: 50 cans Pabst Blue Ribbon 1 monogrammed pocketknife that you will slash your ex-boss's tires with...and leave at the scene of the crime 75 vinyl records 1 helpful loner teenager who wants to be your friend 7 koi fish 16 years worth of dissatisfying work 1 poor marriage 2 weird neighbors | Preheat oven to 85 degrees, dry, Arizona heat. Combine the poor marriage, dissatisfying work, and weird neighbors together in a large suburban house. Let sit approximately 10 years. Then add 10 cans PBR. Sprinkle in vinyl records in a sporadic manner. Next, add the koi fish at once, preferably after adding a few more cans PBR. Add one weird neighbor. Refrigerate 4 months. Add the monogrammed pocketknife to the concoction for five minutes, then remove and place in the front left tire of your employers' car. Mix the helpful loner teen to the concoction, as well as 10 more cans PBR. You should smell a rich aroma of sour beer, fresh grass, dry heat, and beef jerky. Bake in a clay oven in the sun for 3 days. Drink the extra PBR. Yield: one unhappy human. Viola! You're now the freshly unemployed divorcee Nick Halsey, a man with seemingly little life purpose. Your only friend is a teenager named Kenny who has nothing better to do all day but ride his bike. Your wife has left you for your lousy AA sponsor, and all of your possessions reside on your front lawn because your ex-wife changed all the locks on your house. You have 3 days to sell / get rid of everything before the police come for you. Good luck! |