Saw two movie premieres over the past two nights and Exporting Raymond is definitely the better of the two films.
It was shown at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center and shows what happens when you try to export an American sitcom, the wildly popular Everybody Loves Raymond to Russia. This was fascinating and Philip Rosenthal was there for a Q&A afterwards with Richard Peña so we really got to hear more about the process. Loved how they showed the casting difficulties in getting the right "Raymond" character and how hard it was to translate different comic beats. The films at the Film Society of Lincoln
Everything Must Go on the flip-side was good and definitely shows Will Ferrell in a little more of a serious role. I wouldn't suggest seeing the trailer as they had to comb the movie for every single funny bit so it's a spoiler. The Hollywood star showed at the premiere at the TriBeCa Film festival and seems good natured enough to want to work with a first time director like Dan Rush. While I liked the film, it was predictable down to knowing exactly how the film would end. It's open ended which I think is positive and has a strong supporting role for Rebecca Hall, but I was a little bit disappointed. Know Ferrell has it in him to do more serious roles, but this just falls short.
Seeing films at the Film Society at Lincoln Center seem to be more satisfying these days. 
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