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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIt's a bleak yet optimistic film, and Ferrell perfectly underplays his Carver anti-hero and delivers a rich, layered and subtle performance. And a funny one.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt's refreshingly honest, depicts the kinds of American lives not often seen on-screen and shows us a familiar star in a striking new light.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThat lawn with its scraps of a ruined life is a setting both satirical and poignant, and Will Ferrell gives a performance of Chekhovian depth.
- 75Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallIt's a very good performance that isn't for the "Talladega Nights" crowd and indie audiences can appreciate that.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe film just doesn't mine enough humor or drama from this situation. Meanwhile most of the developments are wholly predictable.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanEverything Must Go, which is ostensibly set in Scottsdale, Arizona, has a generic resemblance to broken-heartland movies like "Up in the Air" and "Cedar Rapids," although this suburban meltdown is more depressed than either.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichBy the time Nick decides to have an emotionally purgative yard sale-the primary holdover from the short story-all the adult ambiguities have been traded in for facile Indiewood profundities.