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Plot Summary
Why Stop Now? tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli's mother plans to enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined band of collaborators who are forced to deal with their internal demons over the course of the day.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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24%- Reviews Counted: 21
- Fresh: 5
- Rotten: 16
- Average Rating: 4.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: 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.
Rotten: Feels trapped in the limbo between comedy and drama where many indies gamely venture, but from which few emerge with any resonance.
Rotten: An unbearable 90-minute trip with a trio of loud, needy egotists-one whose updated scenario never feels like it needs the extra 75 minutes.
Rotten: 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.
Customer Reviews
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It has Jesse Eisenberg….what more do you need??? :)
Highly Recommended
All three actors are at the top of their games. Really entertaining movie.
Great Movie!
This movie was outstanding! I wonder how it would have panned out if it were a drama instead...
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