Fresh
It's interesting, not fascinating, intriguing, not electrifying. But for those in the mood for an offbeat pleasure, A Slipping Down Life may well satisfy.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Overview
A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.
Director and cast
- Toni Kalem Director
- Lili Taylor as Evie Decker
- Guy Pearce as Drumstrings Casey
- Sara Rue as Violet
- Irma P. Hall as Clotelia
- John Hawkes as David Elliot
- Shawnee Smith as Faye-Jean Lindsay
- Bruno Kirby as Kiddie Arcades Manager
- Veronica Cartwright as Mrs. Casey
- Tom Bower as Mr. Decker
- Marshall Bell as Mr. Casey
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Never cuts much deeper than its subject.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
Weaves a fragile --- and often funny --- spell.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
A perplexing, dark and brooding exercise.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
Independent films like to equate smallness with authenticity, but sometimes, unfortunately, they're just small.
Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
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