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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 25 Jul 2018

This is clearly one of van Sant's mainstream projects, though not without a certain amount of directorial flair…

Review of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

By Richard Von Busack (346) for MetroActive (325) on 25 Jul 2018

A story of recovery such as this usually isn't as balanced between the scary fun of carousing and the time spent in contemplation and making…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 24 Jul 2018

Like the work of Callahan, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot is dark, it is irreverent, it is often willfully offensive…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 24 Jul 2018

Joaquin Phoenix as Callahan adds another strong performance to his resume. He again subjugates himself to the character, burying himself in the role…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for The Movie Cricket (81) on 24 Jul 2018

Callahan's work was politically incorrect before that idea had a name... but it was also cathartic, for him and for readers…

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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 24 Jul 2018

A conventional biopic stifled by a screenplay that doesn't allow its main character to flourish or make meaningful relationships…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Lainey Gossip (399) on 23 Jul 2018

A little mundane for a subject as interesting and creative as John Callahan…

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By Hernán Touzón (3) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 22 Jul 2018

But the film's appeal lies not so much in the confirmation of Phoenix's acting abilities, but rather in the excellent chemistry that exists…

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By Robert Horton (590) for Seattle Weekly (293) on 19 Jul 2018

Ultimately, it works in large part because of a fine cast, and Van Sant's sensitive work with them…

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By Tom Meek (408) for Cambridge Day (227) on 19 Jul 2018

The most telling and frightening aspect of Don't Worry, however, is its raw and honest depiction of addiction and the grip it has on the ensnared…

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By Jeffrey Edalatpour (80) for KQED (San Francisco) (22) on 19 Jul 2018

What Van Sant and Phoenix emphasize about Callahan's life...was his ability to look back with laughter at his alcoholism and his sudden paralysis…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 19 Jul 2018

Van Sant has some fun with the briefly time-jumping narrative, but otherwise it’s shocking how little interest he seems to have in his subject…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Jul 2018

The film sings with creativity and a feel-good '70s vibe and some fantastic dark humor…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for KXL-FM (Portland, OR) (39) on 19 Jul 2018

This one touched me where I live & where I used to live. Fantastic performances from Joaquin Phoenix & slimmed down Jonah Hill…

Review of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 19 Jul 2018

It's hard to imagine anyone doing better than Joaquin Phoenix who, literally, carries the picture on his sturdy shoulders and impeccable instincts…

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By Alan Zilberman (171) for Brightest Young Things (103) on 19 Jul 2018

The disjointed narrative an aimless sense of the addiction/recovery cycle, so few scenes have any sense of drama or emotion to them…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 19 Jul 2018

It is Phoenix, almost all on his own, who makes Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot something bordering on essential…

Review of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 18 Jul 2018

Leave it to filmmaker Gus Van Sant to make a film about a hopeless drunk who becomes a quadriplegic into a story that's funny, dark, sad, sweet…

Review of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

By Christopher Campbell (291) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 18 Jul 2018

People who are already familiar with and fans of Callahan could be satisfied. Just as they might be with a mediocre documentary on his life…

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By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 18 Jul 2018

Foot gets very far in making a mark as one of the year's best films and a movie that will stand the test of time…

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