Film2015102 min

Ashby

Name: Ashby
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2015
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman, Adam Aalderks

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancedetectivecrimemafia/gangstertried & testedsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evillove conquers all

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"Life is about knowing how to take a hit."

Boxlist takeAn intimate romantic comedy that is moving and conventional. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 367 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.

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