I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Absolutely amazing

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Everything Must Go is enjoyable, but flat. The plot is interesting at the beginning, but then it plateaus and it doesn't really build. Will Ferrell's acting is fine and it isn't an unpleasant movie, it just isn't anything special. I'm glad I saw it, but I'll probably never watch it again.

I'll readily admit, this is not my favorite genre. This movie was incredibly somber, which was especially depressing considering I was expecting a comedy. One of the quotes on the movie jacket said, "Sharply funny." Not that there were NO funny moments but not nearly enough to classify the entire movie as funny.Will Ferrell was good in this bleak film. I hadn't seen something quite like this since the 80's movie "Less Than Zero" with Robert Downey Jr. Ferrell played Nicholas, a lush that just lost his job and his wife due to his habit. The movie plays out on his front lawn with all of his belongings as his wife moved all his stuff outside and had all the locks changed."Everything Must Go" dives in to the dark and pitiful world of alcoholics. Even though this movie is about an alcoholic it could just as easily be about any addiction. There is not much by way of action or anything really. The movie follows the listless Nicholas as he forges some new bonds and tries to restore old ones all while in his front lawn. It's a slow moving sobering movie that is done quite well.

Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) loses his job of 16 years for drunkenness. His wife has locked him out and thrown all his stuff onto the front lawn. He befriends his new pregnant neighbor Samantha (Rebecca Hall). His cop friend Frank Garcia (Michael Peña) tells him to at least pretend to have a yard sale. There is the kid Kenny Loftus who Nick starts paying to watch his stuff.This is a small indie from newcomer writer/director Dan Rush. All in all, this is simply about Will Ferrell and whether he can pull off this quieter darker character. He's not yelling at everything and he does a good job. He is compelling and drives this movie all the way. It is a little bit jarring to see Will playing against type at first. Once I adjusted, he shows his solid acting.

Will Ferrell plays Nick Halsey in Everything Must Go, a mostly dramatic tale of a man who loses everything in one day. Writer/director Dan Rush has made a fascinating film that is too good to pass up.Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) is fired from his job of 16 years. He goes back home, only to discover that his wife has left him. Devastated, he takes up drinking again, even though he is a recovered alcoholic. He decides to sell his belongings, and move on in his life. Michael Pena, Christopher Wallace, Jr. (son of the Notorious B.I.G.), Stephen Root, Laura Dern, Chris Howerton, and Rebecca Hall are all fantastic. The second best film of 2011, and one of the best of this decade (so far).