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Phil
Directed by
Greg Kinnear
2019
1h 46m
R
Comedy
,
Drama
,
Indie
5.4
27%
41%
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A depressed dentist in mid life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues.
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Cast of Phil
Greg Kinnear
Phil
Emily Mortimer
Alicia
Taylor Schilling
Sam
Kurt Fuller
Jerome
Bradley Whitford
Michael Fisk
Luke Wilson
Detective Welling
April Cameron
Rahel
Megan Charpentier
Molly McGuire
Sarah Dugdale
Kara Fisk
Jay Duplass
Malcolm
Robert Forster
Bing Fisk
Christina Jastrzembska
Mrs. Konwiser
Jagen Johnson
Booze Clerk
Angela Moore
Nurse
Nicole Oliver
Rosemary
William B. Davis
Father Grant
Rukiya Bernard
Nora
Peter Bryant
Cop
Kirby Morrow
Childhood Friend
Brittany Mitchell
Nurse 2 / Pizza Server
Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek
Doug Abrahams
Maître D'
Phil Reviews
Observer
Rex Reed
Character development is non-existent, and isolated scenes resonate with occasional whimsy, but they don't add up to a satisfying whole. The adjective that best describes Phil is preposterous.
indieWire
David Ehrlich
The movie resolves with a degree of grace and humanity that eludes its first two acts, but at that point there's precious little use for it.
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
An affable but profoundly bland dark comedy that depicts an existential crisis with soft philosophizing and some jokes.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Tired and unconvincing middle-brow sitcom-like dramedy.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Dramedy about a depressed middle-ager tries to unravel the mysteries of life.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[T]he story is an aggressively lazy situational comedy.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A clunky an contrived misfire. Even the charismatic Greg Kinnear can't rise above its inane screenplay.
Common Sense Media
Jeffrey M. Anderson
This dramedy (Kinnear's directing debut) has its touching, thoughtful moments, but mostly it relies on a creaky old sitcom-like "lie" plot that douses nearly every potential laugh.
Film Threat
Lorry Kikta
Phil manages to answer a lot of pertinent philosophical and psychological questions while also being ridiculously funny and not without a small fragment of hope.
Hollywood News
Joey Magidson
If not for Mazur's script dropping the ball, this might have been just worthy of a mild recommendation. Kinnear, however has a future behind the camera if he wants it.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Claudia Puig
I kind of appreciate that it was trying to take a different take on suicide... Unfortunately, Stephen Mazur's script just doesn't work.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
The movie is about how he learns to love life again by giving himself over to his make-believe alter ego, and if Kinnear had pushed that idea further, it might have jelled.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
The only thing grimmer than the material in "Phil" is its execution.
Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Merely competent performances from talented thesps don't speak promisingly of Kinnear's directing potential.
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
Making a movie about suicide and keeping it inside Mr. Kinnear's light-comedic wheelhouse would be a lot to ask of any director, never mind a first at-bat... Phil isn't a home run, exactly. But you could rule it a double to left.
Movies and Shakers
Linda and Al Lerner
Greg Kinnear directs himself as a dentist with suicidal tendencies in a bizarre dark comedy. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
... manages some moments of emotional honesty about starting over, although it sidesteps the creepy nature of Phil's scheme, preferring to pass off his actions as quirky charm.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
It's not without some charms, but the effort doesn't ring with invention, as Kinnear plays it all too safe to protect himself.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Tim Appelo
Mazur's gimmicky script isn't up to the level of the acting, which carries the picture despite the wobbly comedy-tragedy tightrope Mazur makes the talented cast walk.
The Young Folks
Nathanael Hood
Phil is derivative and just plain unfunny.
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