We would all be much better off if the remake never happened and, as always, Julia Louis-Dreyfus deserves so much better.

| Original Score: D | Feb 20, 2024

Will Ferrell acts like Will Ferrell, only less so; he’s not particularly funny, and his glum one-note portrayal goes well past the point of tedium. Those expecting a typical Will Ferrell comedy might want to recalibrate their expectations accordingly.

| Jul 20, 2023

This is the worst film of 2020 because the film was painfully unfunny, which is made more painful because it featured Will Farrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus...

| Mar 6, 2023

The team behind Downhill doesn’t seem to be burdened with the guiding principle to make things interesting or fresh. All you have is a set of endless scenes of surreal nonsense, pure jibber-jabber, and that’s like traveling on a gondola ride to nowhere.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2022

I can see people going into “Downhill” expecting a straight comedy strictly because of the two leads. These viewers are sure to leave disappointed.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 20, 2022

In the end, the film never lands on a tone that works. Instead, the film plays it safe and broad, a stark contrast to the original’s subtle, dark humor. That’s not to say “Downhill” is a bad film, but it’s not really good either.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 20, 2022

Instead of awkwardly funny, Downhill is just awkward. A remake that gets lost in translation, and one to add to the large pile of Hollywoods failed attempts to improve on foreign masterpieces.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 21, 2022

Whereas Force Majeure wanted its audience to observe human behavior and judge the complex situation for themselves, Downhill presents every emotion and situation with dull, unmistakable clarity.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 20, 2022

The film really rather soars like an eagle whenever it trains its focus down on Billie's building despair, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus proving herself more than a match for the serious drama

| Jan 10, 2022

People who have seen the original film will appreciate that film more than the remake... for me, I enjoyed it.

| Sep 15, 2021

Overall, the writing team maintains some effective elements from their top-notch source but never fully meld mildly funny moments with the truly thorny issue that jumpstarts the story.

| Jul 23, 2021

[The film] isn't funny enough to be a comedy, but lacks any necessary depth to truly resonate with audiences or engender investment in the outcome.

| Jun 5, 2021

There's hardly anything redemptive of Downhill and none of it is enough for me to claim any love for the film... We can make room for other stories.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 3, 2021

Ferrell and Louis-Dreyfus are as good together as you'd expect, and we'd love to see them pair in something again soon, be it more serious or far less so.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 28, 2021

"The remake turns a serious magical movie into a shallow one.

| Original Score: C | Feb 28, 2021

At first, glance seeing the pairing of Dreyfus and Ferrell seems promising; however, the opportunity for cinematic hilarity was wasted.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 20, 2021

Downhill puts two titans of comedy into some supremely difficult situations, and the process of seeing them go through them is more rewarding than a straight-up comedy would have been.

| Feb 17, 2021

By the end, it feels like maybe it would have been more fun to have jumped off the edge of a mountain than have watched this couple fight on one.

| Jan 27, 2021

It's a bitter little pill, but it worked for me. Proceed with caution and you will be rewarded with an insightful drama.

| Nov 12, 2020

I realise why you take great foreign language movies and remake them for English speaking audiences but I'm not sure there's a single element of Downhill that is the equal of the original film.

| Original Score: C- | Aug 31, 2020