Let Go (2011)

Follows the intertwining stories of Walter Dishman, a melancholy parole officer struggling with the doldrums of married life, and three eccentric ex-convicts recently placed under his supervision.

Director:

Brian Jett

Writer:

Brian Jett

Stars:

David Denman, Gillian Jacobs, Kevin Hart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Denman	...	Walter
Gillian Jacobs	...	Darla
Kevin Hart	...	Kris
Edward Asner	...	Artie
Simon Helberg	...	Frank
Maria Thayer	...	Beth
Alexandra Holden	...	Kelly
Kali Hawk	...	Angela
Robert Bagnell	...	Marc
Jack Carter	...	Frosty
Peggy McCay	...	Helen
Amy Stiller	...	Phyllis
Johnny Pemberton	...	Preppy Kid
Ogy Durham	...	Vanessa
Catherine Reitman	...	Unbearable Industry Poser

Storyline

Follows the intertwining stories of Walter Dishman, a melancholy parole officer struggling with the doldrums of married life, and three eccentric ex-convicts recently placed under his supervision.

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Taglines:

A comedy about love, loss and other felonies

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thousand Miles Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Goth Barista: Hey Walter, how's it going?
Walter: I'm an empty vessel.

User Reviews

great performances by Ed Asner and Kevin Hart

I think the reason this gem did not get the proper release is that it was marketed to a hip Kevin Hart audience and not the Ed Asner audience. Here you have something closer to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with brilliant performances but the marketing people missed the mark. Kevin Hart's tragic character Kris performance was spot on, it had its comic moments but you felt the character's fallen from grace humiliation. So if you went in thinking you were going to get a laugh a minute from this comic genius you were disappointed. Only Ed Asner could have pulled off Artie, the nasty crotchety old buzzard career criminal and still be so endearing. Director Brian Jett got Oscar worthy performances out of these two and others in the cast. As an audience, do we have the time to sit and appreciate the complexities of Walter, played brilliantly by David Denman? He had to play straight man to a cast of faulted characters while dealing with his own short comings. Who did not fall in love with Darla? Gillian Jacobs was, well, beautiful as ever and you sensed her conniving character becoming real and not just putting on an act just to get what she wanted.

I know that with people in the cast like Ed Asner, Kevin Hart, Dov Davidoff, Garrett Morris, Jack Carter, Rance Howard you'd expect a laugh a minute but instead you end up watching a sweet moving movie about people in situations that you have to laugh to keep from crying. This was a tragic comedy doing a high wire act between tragedy and comedy. Brian Jett did a great job with 4 strong characters, each with their own character arc, their own issues and their own way to resolving them. This is a comedy but not for the MTV crowd.