Everything Must Go **½

Dan Rush directed this Drama. Watch Preview Cast: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Christopher C.J. Wallace, Glenn Howerton, Stephen Root, Laura Dern. Rated R for language and some sexual content. Running time is one hour and thirty-seven minutes.

The story of Nick Porter, (Will Ferrell) a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day he gets fired for falling off the wagon again, he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home, frozen their bank account, and dumped all his possessions on the front yard.

This is Ferrell's picture entirely and I'm somewhat surprised to say he's actually a very good serious actor. I've only seen him in comedies before, and frankly didn't care that much for him, but here he acquits himself nicely. The rest of the cast have very small roles, with Dern especially being underused. You can't really call this film entertaining, it's not played for laughs at all. But the pacing is good, the story is interesting, and the run time is perfect. You won't have a problem finding a seat but I don't expect it to be here long. If you're interested in seeing another side of Ferrell, I wouldn't wait to do so. Theatre/Times.