While too mild and unoriginal to deliver the compelling mix of dark-comic bite and resonant sadness that its premise hints at, “Everything Must Go” succeeds nicely as a lighter brand of pleaser.
As its self-destructing protagonist sells off his material goods for beer money and slowly realizes his deeper assets thanks to a few fine neighbors, the movie’s gentle nature and appealing performances offset the cliches and result in an embraceable human-connection story.
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