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Instead of awkwardly funny, Downhill is just awkward. A remake that gets lost in translation, and one to add to the large pile of Hollywoods failed attempts to improve on foreign masterpieces.

Whereas Force Majeure wanted its audience to observe human behavior and judge the complex situation for themselves, Downhill presents every emotion and situation with dull, unmistakable clarity.

The film really rather soars like an eagle whenever it trains its focus down on Billie's building despair, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus proving herself more than a match for the serious drama

People who have seen the original film will appreciate that film more than the remake... for me, I enjoyed it.

Overall, the writing team maintains some effective elements from their top-notch source but never fully meld mildly funny moments with the truly thorny issue that jumpstarts the story.