Demolition (2016)
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Critic Consensus: Demolition benefits from a stellar cast, even if their solid work isn't always enough to prop up a confused story that aims for profundity but too often settles for clichés.
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as Davis Mitchell
as Karen Moreno
as Phil
as Julia
as Chris Moreno
as Margot
as Todd Koehler
as Young Waitress
as Jimmy
as Punk Girl
as Socialite philanthropist
as Steven
as Carl
as Davis' Mom
as Davis' Dad
as Dr. Brodkey
as Ray
as Attractive Waitress
as Nurse
as Upscale Girl
as Ahmed
as Amy
as Michael
as DOT Agent #1
as Buccaneer Diner Waitress
as Security Marty
as Woman
as Chris' Doctor
as Mickey
as Chris' Friend
as Mourner
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There's a beauty in the breakdown, and it's amongst the rubble that Davis finds himself living, rather than enduring, his life.
There is much to savor here, especially the unforced performance of Judah Lewis -- one more recruit to the terrific roster of younger actors who are streaming into the movies. Yet the film lacks the courage of its affliction.
Thank god for Jake Gyllenhaal. Absent his performance, Demolition would have been a more unbearable slog than it is.
Director Jean-Marc Vallée doesn't seem to mind when his movies become sun-dappled insta-redemption stories so long as there's a bravura central turn holding it all down.
The best I can say is that it's another tour de force for Gyllenhaal, although his intensity isn't matched by the movie itself.
The deadpan and sometimes excruciating discomfort on display, played for laughs, calls to mind the early, emotionally subversive films of David O. Russell.
Audience Reviews for Demolition
A harrowing and complex guide to how the mind copes with trauma. The story goes through the motions of loss and finding yourself in a slowly paced and painfully uneventful series of events. Ultimately it fails to deliver any real compelling narrative.
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Despite Gyllenhaal's praiseworthy performance, this is an unremarkable film that will hardly be remembered in the future as one of Vallée's finest works. Full review on filmotrope. com
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Demolition Quotes
| Davis Mitchell: | There was love between me and Julia. I just didn't take care of it. |
| Davis Mitchell: | We're taking apart my marriage. |
| Davis Mitchell: | I get up every morning at five thirty. I never thought I'd be one of those people that have a brief case. We handle quite a bit of money. I don't want to say how much as it would be inappropriate. OK, it's six billion. |