1993's Short Cuts proved that adapting Carver's stories to film is a difficult task. In the hands of a virtuoso like Robert Altman, it resulted in a confused hodgepodge of plot lines and characters. Forced to extrapolate to fill a protracted timeline with motive, character and subplot, Rush falls prey to exposition, and many of his choices prove problematical. Inevitable comparisons to the source material aside, Everything Must Go just isn't a very good movie. For the rest of the review, visit KCActive.com.
Everything Must Go (2010)
1993's Short Cuts proved that adapting Carver's stories to film is a difficult task. In the hands of a virtuoso like Robert Altman, it resulted in a confused hodgepodge of plot lines and characters. Forced to extrapolate to fill a protracted timeline with motive, character and subplot, Rush falls prey to exposition, and many of his choices prove problematical. Inevitable comparisons to the source material aside, Everything Must Go just isn't a very good movie. For the rest of the review, visit KCActive.com.