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The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at Eli is a piano prodigy.

The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles. The day spirals downhill quickly, and the hapless team must collaborate every step of the way to battle their own demons and get Eli out of the rabbit hole. IFC Films … Expand. Director: Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner. Genre s : Drama , Comedy.

Rating: Not Rated. Runtime: 85 min. See All Details and Credits. Watch Now. Buy on. Stream On. Critic Reviews. Roger Ebert Aug 15, Why Stop Now takes large themes much manhandled as movie cliches, and treats them with care and respect. It likes the characters. So did I. Read full review. The Playlist Gabe Toro Aug 14, It's well-acted, certainly, though these performances belong in a film with sharper pacing, one that breathes easily.

But, this directorial debut from Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner breathes like a frequent smoker: in fits and starts, peppered with coughs and dry heaves. Kyle Smith Aug 17, Acquires a little vigor and some fun from Tracy Morgan as a friendly drug dealer who lives with his mom. Jesse Eisenberg , probably playing slightly younger than he can manage, is Eli Smith, a high school piano prodigy with one shot to get into a prestigious university.

With one audition left to master, he only needs to complete a few menial tasks: take his little sister to school, pick her up later, and drop Mom Melissa Leo off at rehab. Once inside, Penny is told by the doctors that she cannot be admitted without insurance, unless there was proof she had recently been using.

Reluctantly, he attempts to eliminate Penny from the equation by taking her to her dealer. Fortunately, Eli has mastered high school Spanish, beginning a madcap romp of sorts that continues to put our main characters in a series of convoluted predicaments.

Leo, too, takes a stock character and infuses it with warmth and reality. So did I. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.

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