Reviews

Jane Fonda is not funny. Not one little bit. She is annoying beyond belief.

Robert Redford of course is beautiful to look at but he also is not funny and I felt these two actors had absolutely no chemistry whatsoever.

What was Neil Simon thinking? It just seems like it's over the top with stupid jokes. Today I only lasted 8 minutes with this film and turned it off.

I also do not get all the eight, nine and ten star ratings on this site. I just do not get why people think this is a romantic comedy. It is not.

I'm trying to think of an example of a good romantic comedy. I guess "When Harry Met Sally" could be a good romantic comedy. The other film that I always liked was the original "Bridget Jones' Diary" with Renee Zellweger.

I do not recommend this film at all. I specifically do not recommend that any young people watch this film. It is loaded with F-bomb after F-bomb after F-bomb. I couldn't wait till the film was over. By the way, I don't get all the high reviews and high praise for this disaster. There are so many better films out there. If you want to watch a bloated Ben Affleck stumble through this depressing thing drinking himself to death, have at it.

Also, this film is not about basketball. It is about alcoholism and addiction. Again, this is not a good film for young people, let alone adults. Right now I think I'm going to hunt down the film "Hoosiers," as this piece of garbage is just "Boosiers."

Yeah, nothing to see here, people. I stopped watching halfway through. Remember the Jon Lovitz character on SNL -- Master Thespian? ... " Acting!" ... "Genius! " ... "Thank you! " That's all I could think of in every scene, with every actor. All these actory actors just acting, acting, acting. Again, THE BIG NOTHING.

I never saw so much wine drinking. I hated this series. Stoopid dialoge, stoopid detectives. How did these characters ever get hired in law enforcement? Also, I agree with the reviewer who said that when a sniper is on the loose, you stay away from large windows. It was incredible that the safe house had floor-to-ceiling windows and a giant walkout balcony. Whoever wrote this dribble needs to be fired. I, too, turned down the sound many times because of the vapid music. I'm just rambling here. I hated, hated the character of Mandy. She was just cookie cutter evil. This whole series was filled with lots of actors overacting in a very poorly written show. Fire these writers and producers and go watch the movie Bullitt with Steve McQueen. Now those screenwriters knew how to keep you on the edge of your seat. Also, what is with all the wine drinking? Oh, did I mention I hated this series?

This is one of the worst shows I've ever seen. I didn't even smile, let alone laugh. Netflix has a lot of money. They throw cash around wherever they feel like wasting it. I have no idea how this show got greenlit. I could only stomach 1 episode. Don't waste your time, people.

I did not even smile once watching this piece of garbage. I had thought that the premise was really good until I began to see how horrible and unlikable the two main characters (Paula and Candi) are. There was just nothing funny about this film. This film was loaded with very, very talented actors and actresses. However, the cheesy, cliched script could not be redeemed by any good actor. I recommend not watching this film.

These characters are vulgar, vulgar, vulgar. They're cursing right up to the final scene. What an improbable script, too. Ugh, terrible screenplay . No one resembled a real person. Everyone was a 2-dimensional cardboard character. Stay away from this film. Don't waste your time and money.

Argh, what a waste of time. This is sentimental glop. Redford is miscast. He's way too old for the part. I wias I'd read the reviews here before watching. Arrrrgggghhhh, bummer that I wasted over 2 hours on this stupid film.

I was only able to watch 1/2 of this film. Very boring, nothing new and a waste of time, talent and money. People, don't waste your time. Watch a lame Lifetime movie, reruns of "Dr. Kildare" or "Perry Mason." Anything but this.

How on earth did this film get the green light? The producers, director, actors, crew, etc.all got their paychecks. That's about it. These films should be called "We Got Our Paychecks." Whadda waste. Don't bother, people.

I fast forwarded over every scene involving Jessica and her acting class. Child actors are ghastly. Watching child actors play child actors is even worse. This was a pointless, vapid film. Sorry I wasted my time on it. Why does Netflix present such empty crapola?

I'd give this film a -13 if it was possible. Boring, boring, boring. Did I mention that this film was boring? All the people involved in this horrible film must be very self-satisfied that they earned money to cover the cost of several mortgage payments, a new vacation condo in the Caribbean, a new private plane, college tuition for children, a vacation to the south of France, etc etc etc. Did I mention this film was boring? A waste of time? I can't believe that people make such crap movies like this and make money off of it. What a crime.

IMDb user "FeverDog" has written an excellent review on this website. Why should I restate this person's excellent points of contention with this film? This person's review zeroes in on every problem I had with the film. I highly recommend reading that review. Here are just a few of my comments about the casting:

Richard Gere smiles way too much. He closes his eyelids for way too long at critical points in a scene. He's no heavyweight when it comes to actors. In 1995 the movie "Heat" came out starring Pacino and De Niro. There's two guys who could nail the part of Martin Vail. Actors who would've been well known in 1995-1996 that I would've cast are as follows: Armand Assante, Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Michael Douglas, Denzel Washington, Jeff Daniels, John Travolta, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Gandolfini, Judd Hirsch, Robert Redford, and many more.

Also, I have never liked Laura Linney's acting. She looks and sounds like a kindergarten teacher. I was also distracted by her inability to smoke a cigarette. This so irritates me when actors and actresses smoke on screen and they're clearly not smokers. I know, I know, it's nitpicky. Actresses who were around in 1996 who could have played this role are as follows: Marisa Tomei, Ashley Judd, Diane Lane, Christine Lahti, Susan Sarandon and many more.

Can you tell I had a problem with the major casting in this film? I must admit that I do have my favorites. I mean really, it comes right down to who do we like to watch on screen?

Can anyone spell A.F.T.E.R. S.C.H.O.O.L. S.P.E.C.I.A.L.?

What is going on today in filmmaking? What are excellent actors like Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Cynthia Nixon and Carrie Preston doing making dreck films like this? What a terrible script this film had. This movie premise was dumbed down and so lack luster I kept falling asleep. What a waste of great actors.

I guess everyone connected with this film needed $$$ to make those mortgage and kids' college tuition payments. Whatever happened to films like "Tender Mercies?" Now that was a love story.

I found this movie tonight on Google Play. I'm thankful it only cost me $5.13 to rent. If I'd have schlepped to the movie theater and paid $10.50 I would have been pretty irritated. Sorry, but I am just fulfilling my 10 lines to satisfy IMDb. That's all folks!

This is simply one of the most superb little films around. I'm always surprised when people have never heard of it. This film really capitalizes on the chemistry between Guy Pearce and Lili Taylor. I've liked many of the films Pearce has made, "Memento," "L.A. Confidential," etc. but "Slipping-down" life is in my opinion his best. He's a natural. One of the best working actors today. I just wish he were in more films like this one.

I'm looking forward to seeing "Jack Irish."

I saw him recently in "Hateship, Loveship" and he was simply terrific. The real downer in the film was Kristen Wiig, who was supremely awful. She was the antithesis of good acting. For the life of me I can't figure out how people can cast a supremely good actor like Guy Pearce next to the flat, boring, expressionless Kristen Wiig. I can't believe she continues to get acting jobs when she's so utterly boring. Okay, enough ranting.

Watch and enjoy "A Slipping-down Life."