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About the Movie
When a group of teenage social misfits befriends jaded journalist Campbell Babbitt (Coogan), who's on assignment in their small New Hampshire town, they each find themselves searching for meaning and truth in their crazy, mixed-up lives. But as Babbitt gets to know these eccentric kids better--Lucy (Duff) in particular--their hidden secrets begin to rise to the surface, changing each other's lives forever.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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16%- Reviews Counted: 31
- Fresh: 5
- Rotten: 26
- Average Rating: 3.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Mr. Coogan doesn't seem altogether comfortable with his part, which, like the story, undergoes a number of unconvincing changes.
Rotten: Given its title and direct linkage to the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster -- nearly adds tasteless to its unflattering hat trick.
Rotten: [Director] Glatzer aims to wring laughter out of this desperation but succeeds only in producing a series of contrived characters and situations that make The Breakfast Club look like an unfiltered documentary.
Rotten: I've seen a lot of terrible movies in the line of duty, but What Goes Up might be the only genuinely unreleasable one.
Customer Reviews
Completely caught me off-guard...in a GOOD way.
I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much, and kind of watched this on a whim. I was expecting some kind of generic movie, and wasn't sure what I thought of hearing Hilary Duff's character described in reviews as a "sexy/flirtatious" teenager? Actually, Duff's character is more layered than that, and this movie has less in common with the American teen comedy/indie, and more in common with a cerebreal French or Kieslowski film. It's very simplistiic, yet it manages to be utterly thought-provoking.
Hmmm.....
I wasn't completely ready for this movie, and all that it entailed. It was strange and almost had no plot line...almost. I was surprised to hear some of the stuff coming out of Hillary Duff's mouth as well as Josh Peck. Overall it's a good movie and i would watch it again...
a very good film!!
a very dramatic and funny film.. when i watched, i felt as if i was really in the late 80s. the actors were amazing, i love the story line and the script was well written. :) YOU SHOULD DEFINATLEY BUY AND WATCH! amazing!
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- $12.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2009
- © 2009 Safety Glass Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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- What Goes Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Various Artists