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- Greg Kinnear makes his debut as a director with “Phil,” an affable but profoundly bland dark comedy that depicts an existential crisis with soft philosophizing and some jokes.
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Jul 5, 2019 · “Phil” doesn’t have a filmmaking personality, and it’s the score by Rolfe Kent that seems to most steer its zig-zag tone. Rather, its clearest filmic facet is that Kinnear undeniably directed it, as he obviously treats this as a showcase for his brand of everyman.
Jul 3, 2019 · Kinnear plays — yes — Phil, a dentist in Portland who is recently divorced and thinks that his life is over. He’s in a serious post-split funk, with a shabby apartment and a teenage daughter...
Phil is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Greg Kinnear and starring Kinnear, Emily Mortimer, Jay Duplass, Robert Forster, Taylor Schilling, Kurt Fuller, Luke Wilson and Bradley Whitford. It is Kinnear's directorial debut.
Sitcom-like plot derails tired, lie-driven dramedy. Read Common Sense Media's Phil review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Phil: Directed by Greg Kinnear. With Greg Kinnear, Emily Mortimer, Bradley Whitford, Jay Duplass. A depressed dentist in mid life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues.
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- Greg Kinnear
- 2019-07-05
Jul 1, 2019 · Greg Kinnear sells the dual personalities well and is serviceable behind the camera, but presents Phil as a simple message movie where the message is obvious from the beginning. It has the...
Jul 6, 2019 · Movie review of Phil (2019) by The Critical Movie Critics | A depressed dentist in tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide.