Get Low (2010)
83%RT Audience Score: 75%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 28 nominations
Subtle to a fault, this perfectly cast ensemble drama is lifted by typically sharp performances from Robert Duvall and Bill Murray
Get Low” is a movie that’s as sweet as a Georgia peach pie, but won’t give you a sugar coma. With a cast that includes Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray, you know you’re in for a treat. Sure, it may be a bit slow at times, but it’s worth it to see Duvall’s irascible character come to life. And if you’re a fan of Southern charm and kitsch, you’ll love this movie like a good ol’ glass of sweet tea on a hot summer day. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. Y’all won’t regret it.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Dallas, Georgia, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 27, 2010 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 22, 2011
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, Lucas Black, Gerald McRaney, Bill Cobbs, directed by Aaron Schneider, written by Chris Provenzano, C Gaby Mitchell, genre, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Paul Byrnes, Adam Smith, Rene Rodriguez, Robbie Collin, Xan Brooks, Adam Woodward, David Lamble, Felicia Feaster, Monika Bartyzel, Andrea Beach, Will Leitch, Ben McEachen, PG-13 rating, comedy, drama, funeral, hermit, mortician, Illinois preacher, widow, Southern kitsch, Civil War, Robert E Lee, cinematographer Aaron Schneider, David Boyd, character drama, redemption, forgiveness
Worldwide gross: $10,522,511
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $14,304,160
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,840
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,559,887
US/Canada gross: $9,176,933
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $12,474,999
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,552
US/Canada opening weekend: $88,182
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $119,873
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,867
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $7,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $9,515,706
Production budget ranking: 1,694
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,124,207
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$335,754
ROI to date (est.): -2%
ROI ranking: 1,410
Sissy Spacek – Mattie Darrow
Bill Murray – Frank Quinn
Lucas Black – Buddy Robinson
Gerald McRaney – Rev. Gus Horton
Bill Cobbs – Rev. Charlie Jackson
Director(s)
Aaron Schneider
Writer(s)
Chris Provenzano, C. Gaby Mitchell
Producer(s)
Dean Zanuck, David Gundlach
Film Festivals
South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 28 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (144) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (122) | Rotten (22)
Get Low is a handmade kind of film. Its ambitions are modest, but fully attained. I rarely use the words ”go see it”, but I hope a lot of people do.
May 24, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray lend their mega-watt talents to a undemanding movie. Beautifully shot but let down by an underwhelming final act.
February 4, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Sweet and gentle and occasionally makes you crave a catnap.
January 31, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
1930s-set, treacle-pulsed snooze-’em-up.
January 24, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Robbie Collin
News of the World
TOP CRITIC
Aaron Schneider’s southern folk tale comes slathered in corn syrup, oozing its way towards a climax that’s not so much big reveal as dying whimper.
January 20, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Xan Brooks
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Get Low is an unexceptional film, but Duvall’s presence elevates it beyond all expectation
January 20, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Adam Woodward
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Duvall’s irascible, shotgun-wielding Felix Bush is matched by a brilliant supporting cast…
June 12, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
If you take the Southern kitsch with a grain of salt, Get Low is otherwise a largely amiable, enjoyable film.
January 22, 2020
Felicia Feaster
Charleston City Paper
While I’m not one to say “wait it out” often, I now implore you to keep you eye out for “Get Low,” see it at your earliest convenience, and be patient.
April 10, 2018
Monika Bartyzel
Collider
Quiet character study is stellar but won’t appeal to kids.
March 4, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Andrea Beach
Common Sense Media
This is a film about a man who doesn’t speak to the world for 40 years, and once it comes time, the movie won’t let him, or itself, shut up.
June 22, 2013 | Rating: C
Will Leitch
Deadspin
Highly unusual drama – with black comedy elements – which allows Duvall to showcase his refined skills.
July 4, 2011 | Rating: 4
Ben McEachen
Empire Magazine Australasia…
Plot
Felix Bush (Robert Duvall) is a hermit who has no regard for anybody in the town or anyone who wants to get to know him. But one day, after a fellow old hermit has died and he hears people in the town telling stories about him, he decides that he needs to get these stories out in the public. He recruits Frank (Bill Murray), the local funeral home director, to host his own funeral. This way he can hear what everyone is saying about him, and get the truth to his past out in the open. But will he be able to get anybody to come? And will he be able to reveal his secrets?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Robert Duvall and Bill Murray deliver typically sharp performances in this perfectly cast ensemble drama.
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