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Why Stop Now
The movie tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, whose mother struggles with drug addiction as he tries to get his family's affairs in order before he heads out to an important audition.
31 July 1975, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1959, Puerto Rico
26 August 2003, Tampa, Florida, USA
23 July 1974, Dallas, Texas, USA
21 May 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 September 1960, New York City, New York, USA
9 June 1986, Davis, California, USA
10 November 1968, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
13 September 1954, South Bend, Indiana, USA
5 October 1983, New York City, New York, USA
August 21, 2012
The alleged comedy 'Why Stop Now' is here to prove that when it tries really, really hard to be awful it can overcome the obstacle of having a terrific cast.
August 17, 2012
Boasts such a diverse cast of recognizable faces that you have to wonder where it all went wrong..a half-hearted tale that should land with more impact than it does.
August 16, 2012
Each actor is adept at twisting a line or bit of spectacular illogic so gasps turn to laughs.
August 23, 2012
An odd mix of blatantly comedic moments and strangely serious scenes, Why Stop Now finds itself stranded on an odd middle ground between comedy and drama.
August 16, 2012
As "Why Stop Now?" gathers momentum, the increasingly uneasy sensation it produces is not unlike that of being in the back seat of a speeding car whose drunken driver refuses to give up the wheel.
March 04, 2014
It descends into a series of mawkish, over-melodramatic scenes that are entirely unearned and often unpleasantly noisy. It's never especially funny or dramatic and leaves the viewer feeling unsure of what the filmmakers were really trying to achieve.
August 16, 2012
Why Stop Now refuses to keep faith with its characters, to carry them as far as they can go without tying them up in a neat bow of redemption.
August 17, 2012
Drug abuse stories are to Hollywood what babies are to mothers: fascinating to the talkers, not so interesting for their audiences.
August 21, 2012
Young man's very bad day includes drugs, swearing, more.
August 16, 2012
Feels trapped in the limbo between comedy and drama where many indies gamely venture, but from which few emerge with any resonance.
August 16, 2012
This comic drama tries too hard to serve up a slice of manic life, but Eisenberg, along with Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as the affable druggies, provides some spark.
September 06, 2012
First-time directors Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner can't find a coherent emotional tone, and the actors' energetic contortions can't keep the sinking story afloat.
