SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN
“‘Standing Up, Falling Down’ is a small, independent comedy-drama that does a number of things very well. It does them all quietly. The scenes don’t swing for the fences. The emotional work is true, not pushed, and by the end, the movie ends up giving the sense of a world.
It’s the first feature film from director Matt Ratner, who must really be good with actors, because everyone is strong in this. In even the small roles, the actors know who they are, what they’re doing and why. This gives a sense of texture, of histories that are implicit, mutual affections that are understood and don’t need to be spoken. Most notably, Billy Crystal has never been better.”