A Short History of Decay
It doesn't get better than this.
It doesn't get better than this.
Comedy, Drama
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2014
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A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
16 May 2014
Country:
HU, US
Languages:
Hungarian, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Although more than a little meandering and self-indulgent, the film is likeable nonetheless due to its incisive characterizations and canny capturing of true-life moments.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
5 Jun 2014
fresh:
While these loose ends might sound like scrambled bits out of an Eric Rohmer film, Mr. Maren's movie rather finds its groove in its humble domestic detail.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
15 May 2014
rotten:
Lavin is a treasure. But Erika is right - Nathan's neurotic self-indulgence strains our patience.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2014
fresh:
Not a lot happens, and yet, as in the best so-called "slice of life" stories, you feel one way of life ending and another struggling to be born. The little that happens is enough.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
15 May 2014
fresh:
Modest but winsome.
– Matthew Kassel,
New York Observer,
14 May 2014