Hello I Must Be Going

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  • Opened September 7, 2012 (NY, LA)
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • R | Language and Sexual Content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • Amy, a recent divorcée who seeks refuge in the suburban Connecticut home of her parents (Blythe Danner and John Rubinstein). Demoralized and uncertain of her future, Amy begins an affair with a 19-year-old actor (Christopher Abbott) that jumpstarts her passion for life and helps her discover an independence and sense of purpose that she has missed for years. HELLO I MUST BE GOING is a modern, unconventional love story infused with sex, humor, and emotional honesty - everything Amy will need to get on in life. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein, Julie White
  • Director: Todd Louiso
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Slice of Life

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Fan Reviews

So-so
hello i must be going

by russellbertram

The fire alarm kept going off in the building, so we got our money back. We won't return to finish the movie. It's not all that bad, just not worth a second trip....

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Hello Is Great

by mkoskoff

It's hard to think of a more satisfying movie. The acting is uniformly superb. The characters are fully realized. It is funny, sad, and totally engrossing. The glow lasts and lasts....

Must Go!
Gr8 Indie Drama

by smartytart2002

when I saw Hello I Must Be going @ the Century theatre @ the S.F. Mall,I thought it was A Gr8 Movie that Got Melanie Lynskey playin a Depressing Divorcee & things have changed 4 her when She Started...

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Critic Reviews

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New York Post
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There are some catches, including a breathy-voiced indie-rock soundtrack so bad you wonder if it's contributing to Amy's malaise. But overall, the comedy is a lovely showcase for Lynskey and the rest of the cast. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Working from a script by his wife, Sarah Koskoff, "High Fidelity" actor-turned-director Todd Louiso shapes the movie to Lynskey's rhythms. Read full review

75
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| Calvin Wilson

At once an intriguing character study and a refreshingly offbeat romance. Read full review

75
Slant Magazine
| Andrew Schenker

Thanks to Melanie Lynskey's performance, the movie feels like a believably worked-out, sympathetically presented study in thirtysomething uncertainty. Read full review

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Melanie Lynskey and Christopher Abbott in "Hello I Must Be Going."