What Goes Up (2009)
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- Synopsis
- A period comedy set in the 1980s, Jonathan Glatzer's What Goes Up tells the poignant story of a morally challenged New York reporter who connects with a group of high school outcasts while in New Hampshire covering the story of Christa McAuliffe, the ......
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- Starring
- Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Molly Shannon
- Director(s)
- Jonathan Glatzer
- Distributor(s)
- Three Kings Prod.
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min.
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Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
What Goes Up has a one-of-a-kind character in Coogan, a cynic with a savior complex, who lies partly out of convenience, and partly because he knows--as Glatzer and Lawson know--that even a messy story can still inspire.Read the full review
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
Even when Mr. Coogan can't make his scenes work, his prickly presence keeps you watching, as does the eerie scenes of winter that Mr. Glatzer captures with the camera.Read the full review
Variety | Brian LowryAdd Critic to Favorites
A pointless and pretentious drama.Read the full review
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06/14/09 Unstoppable entrepreneur Tyler Perry owns whatever he wants, and right now, that includes this week. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
8% What Goes Up
06/06/09 WHAT GOES UP (formerly titled Safety Glass) is a film about a morally challenged New York reporter, Campbell Babbitt (Steve Coogan), who learns life lessons from a group of dysfunctional students (Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby) while covering the hometown hoopla surrounding the first teacher in space. | Rotten Tomatoes -
5% What Goes Up
06/05/09 WHAT GOES UP (formerly titled Safety Glass) is a film about a morally challenged New York reporter, Campbell Babbitt (Steve Coogan), who learns life lessons from a group of dysfunctional students (Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby) while covering the hometown hoopla surrounding the first teacher in space. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Olivia Thirlby Schools Mr. Beaks On WHAT GOES UP!
06/03/09 Olivia Thirlby first got our attention in JUNO when she attempted to explain away Ellen Page's pregnant predicament by suggesting she was merely carrying a "food baby". | Ain't It Cool News -
0% What Goes Up
05/28/09 WHAT GOES UP (formerly titled Safety Glass) is a film about a morally challenged New York reporter, Campbell Babbitt (Steve Coogan), who learns life lessons from a group of dysfunctional students (Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby) while covering the hometown hoopla surrounding the first teacher in space. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Film: Review: What Goes Up
05/28/09 Jonathan Glatzer's directorial debut What Goes Up is a quirky-small-town dramedy that just barely avoids the "overly cutesy" and "self-indulgently melancholy" traps that snare so many indies. | The A.V. Club -
What Goes Up
05/10/09 As if journalism hasn't suffered enough of late, along comes "What Goes Up," a pointless and pretentious drama that -- given its title and direct linkage to the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster -- nearly adds tasteless to its unflattering hat trick. | Variety