Review of 5 Flights Up (2014) by Kate B — 08 Jul 2015
Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton are two of the finest actors to ever grace the screen, so it's surprising that they've never worked together until now. In 5 Flights Up they play the Carver's Ruth and Alex, a long married couple who live in a small Brooklyn apartment, that is now worth a small fortune and so they decide to sell it.
The plot is just window dressing, the real attraction is watching Keaton and Freeman together for the first time, and they are marvelous. They are so delightful that you wish the movie surrounding them were better than it ultimately is, but the script by Charlie Peterson often feels half-baked, content to coast on its talented cast and gets lost in an unnecessary subplot involving a suspected terrorist.
5 Flights Up is ultimately charming, and rather moving, but nowhere near as good as it should and could have been.
This review of 5 Flights Up (2014) was written by Kate B on 08 Jul 2015.
5 Flights Up has generally received mixed reviews.
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