Downhill

The team behind Downhill doesn’t seem to be burdened with the guiding principle to make things interesting or fresh. All you have is a set of endless scenes of surreal nonsense, pure jibber-jabber, and that’s like traveling on a gondola ride to nowhere.

I can see people going into “Downhill” expecting a straight comedy strictly because of the two leads. These viewers are sure to leave disappointed.

In the end, the film never lands on a tone that works. Instead, the film plays it safe and broad, a stark contrast to the original’s subtle, dark humor. That’s not to say “Downhill” is a bad film, but it’s not really good either.

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.