The Low Life (1995)
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56% of critics liked it
(9 reviews) -
43% of users liked it
(185 ratings)
In this drama set in Los Angeles, a group of Yale graduates spend their days as mindless workers at a mundane job and their nights as mooching barflies who enjoy cutting down other patrons with their smart-mouth comments. The main character John loses his roommate and must move into the filthy… More In this drama set in Los Angeles, a group of Yale graduates spend their days as mindless workers at a mundane job and their nights as mooching barflies who enjoy cutting down other patrons with their smart-mouth comments. The main character John loses his roommate and must move into the filthy apartment of Andy, a strange sort who collects and paints Nazi soldier figurines. John later gets a temporary job with a conniving slum lord. Following a failed romance, John suffers a "controlled mental breakdown." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Hickenlooper
- Written By
- John Enbom, George Hickenlooper
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 28, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Vanguard
Critic Reviews
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
A modest but deeply felt film with a solid ensemble cast.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Hickenlooper shows these lonely, mediocre people for what they are but without ever condescending to them or nudging us to feel superior to them.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
The movie belongs to Astin, who brings to the role of Andrew the same intense burning-eyed sincerity with which he imbued the title role of a football-obsessed Notre Dame student in Rudy.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Sean Astin's superbly moving performance nearly saves this flick.
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Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
Preternaturally sleazy but strangely watchable.
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Cast
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Rory Cochrane
as John
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Kyra Sedgwick
as Bevan
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Ron Livingston
as Chad
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Sean Astin
as Andy
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James LeGros
as Mike Jr.
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Sara Melson
as Suzie
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Christian J. Meoli
as Leonard
- Shawnee Smith
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J.T. Walsh
as Mike Sr.
- Renée Zellweger
- Jefferson Mays
