Checking Out
It ain't over 'til his family says so!
It ain't over 'til his family says so!
Comedy, Drama
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2006
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A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his upcoming birthday celebration with the explicit understanding that when the festivities end, so does his life.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
15 Sep 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$500,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This Borscht Belt version of King Lear, recently given a limited theatrical release, will find its true home on video and cable.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
4 Oct 2006
fresh:
Funny is funny, and there's no denying that much of Checking Out is agreeably entertaining in a Neil Simon Lite fashion.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
15 Sep 2006
rotten:
If this is a good example of the sort of long-forgotten plays that movie producers are unearthing, maybe theater critics need to start digging those graves a little deeper.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
15 Sep 2006
rotten:
Only Laura San Giacomo, as Morris's lonely daughter, Flo, transcends the staginess of the premise and the creakiness of Richard Marcus's screenplay to deliver a performance that feels remotely natural.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
15 Sep 2006
rotten:
A lame comedy full of wooden acting, schmaltz, cliches and racial stereotypes.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
15 Sep 2006