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Hello I Must Be Going

Play trailer Poster for Hello I Must Be Going R,  2012,  1h 34m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A divorcee (Melanie Lynskey) moves back in with her parents and begins a clandestine affair with a 19-year-old suitor (Christopher Abbott).
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Hello I Must Be Going offers an offbeat twist to the romance genre, a solid character study for fans of grown-up drama, and a career-making breakout vehicle for Melanie Lynskey.

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Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch Oct 18, 2012
3/4
"Hello I Must Be Going" is at once an intriguing character study and a refreshingly offbeat romance. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe Oct 18, 2012
3/4
The movie's sharp-tongued and softhearted, a Sundance kind of film that mostly sidesteps generic Sundanceyness. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Sep 28, 2012
3/5
The film is worth seeing for the performances, but the drama is a nonstarter. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 5, 2019
Returning to the comically tragic tone that made his much hailed 2002 debut, Love Liza so noteworthy, Louiso manages to create a memorable showcase for undervalued character actress Melanie Lynskey. Go to Full Review
Landon Palmer Film School Rejects Jun 2, 2014
B
...a sincerely personal take on its subject matter, opting for three-dimensional leads and earned pathos over quirky character traits, cynical humor, or an invasively stylized visual approach. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 7, 2012
B
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Kylo R Mar 4, 2019 Much better than the description of the movie would lead you to suspect
George R Jun 25, 2018 Funny, funny, good writing and performances. Great personal journey movie with a bit of quirk and sex appeal
Hagrid M Apr 7, 2018 It is unfortunate, however, that some scenes are drowned by songs that neither comment on what is going on indirectly between the lovers nor as a tool to solidify a specific tone. The songs by Laura Veirs are not bad, but they distract and take us out of the experience. When a scene should have been played silent to bring out the emotions, it is plagued by a folk song's ruminations. Each time the soundtrack is featured, we are reminded that we are watching an independent film rather than a story about mourning, being in pain, and rising from the ashes. See more
Finn S Apr 6, 2018 I thoroughly enjoyed this film. A story about a woman treated like a screw up be her family, who may have it more pulled together than any of them. For anyone who ever was unhappy in their life and wanted to take a leap into something new. See more
Leia L Mar 18, 2018 This film was refreshing and unique. The characters had depth abd were compelling and interesting to watch. I would love more movies like this. The leads were excellent and I hope to see them both in more movies. See more
Sep 28, 2017 Is this movie a love story, commedy, tragedy? Is there an answer the the questions raised by this movie? Yes and No or is there a maybe answer to these questions raised by this interesting little story. What I see in this movie "story" is people sleep walking through life as we all tend to do most of the time. Then there is Amy who is really alive, living in the moment. Amy is not thinking about the trip around the world or retirement or making money, in the pain that she feels at the loss of love she is more alive than all the other characters. Loosing a love is a "near death" experience, because when it is your time to go "die" you must separate (loose) all your loved ones who must stay behind and carry on in life. So here you have Amy in her misery morning the death of a part of her (and although maybe not consciously) she is more alive than all the other people in the story. The possible exception is Jeremy (the young man "actor") he being an artist. Artist are always more alive, less sleep walking, than the rest of us. Artist do see the world through different eyes, and he see's Amy's passion (all be it in the grief of her loss) and all of a sudden two people who are not sleep waking meet. Both, Amy and Jeremy, finding each other alive and vibrant (all be it for different reasons) the see an opportunity to be with another real, attractive (not sleep walking) person and find and share in the most valuable richness in this world love. As the story progresses you from Amy's perspective "mostly" you see that she is just as alive in the warmth of the sunshine of love as she was in the misery of the cold darkness of her morning for the loss of love. The story ends by both of them begrudgingly going back the what is acceptable (by society's standards) which is finding or trying to find some one who is right??? for you, correct age, class, race, religion culture etc. etc.. But somehow knowing and being grateful for their brief summer of love where the shared a waking moment in time. A man and a woman sharing a moment in time in the splendor of love. Oh and yes by the way told as some what of a comedy, because some times big truths can more easily be told in comedy. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A divorcee (Melanie Lynskey) moves back in with her parents and begins a clandestine affair with a 19-year-old suitor (Christopher Abbott).
Director
Todd Louiso
Producer
Hans Ritter, Mary Jane Skalski
Screenwriter
Sarah Koskoff
Distributor
Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co
Next Wednesday Productions, Enjoy Your Gum, Hello I Must Be Going
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 7, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.0K
Runtime
1h 34m
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