Review of Downhill (2020) by Umaumai — 05 Jun 2020

I know that this is a remake of “Force Majeure,” a movie held in high regular both here and on many other movie review websites. Generally I’d start by watching the original first, but I absolutely love the actors in this movie so I started here.

I can watch Will or Julia in anything and I almost always love it. That said my opinion and review are likely a bit skewed. I loved this movie. I felt that it told a simple story and made a point without stepping into a territory that a lot of other movies make the mistake of going in.

They don’t go for the easy laughs and let true discomfort set in with very well acted situations I can see real people having. While there are some more wild characters they aren’t just characterizations.

It’s really well paced and made so many unexpected turns and I never really saw what was coming next. It’s not really a family film, but if you are looking for something that has a redemption arc and isn’t a super hero film, this was good.

I’d recommend it if you haven’t see the original yet.