Why Stop Now Page #9

Synopsis: The story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: IFC Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
R
Year:
2012
85 min
$1,641
Website
87 Views


Let's get going.

- No.

- What?

- I want to go in

on my own, hmm?

I want to do this.

Okay.

That's good.

That's good.

I like that tie.

Looks good on you.

Thanks.

Hoo.

All righty.

All right.

Oh, f***!

Pass that bread.

- Why you eating

so much bread, Black?

You need to cut it out.

I like bread.

Here you are lecturing

somebody about what to eat.

He do eat too much bread, Ma!

Man, it's just a damn roll.

- You gonna catch

a yeast infection

eating all that bread, man.

How's Mario doing?

- Good.

- Good.

J"J"

- J' I'll never leave

my heart with another J'

J' I'm taking you

home with me now J'

J"J"

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J"J"

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J"J"

Hey, you're back.

Yeah, how's it going?

Good.

You got free.

Mm-hmm.

- That's great.

- Do you like this?

- Yeah, yeah, I think

I really like this war thing.

I mean, not war, you know,

specifically,

but, um, I think I really-

I think I really

like this world.

- Cool.

- Yeah.

Sorry, hold on.

No, sure, yeah.

- Sorry.

Hello?

- Eli,

you didn't come back.

Wait, what-

They still want to see you.

- Whoa, whoa, wait, wait,

the judges?

They think you're great.

Eccentric, but talented.

- Wait, eccen-

did they say eccentric?

- No, they said crazy.

I'm saying eccentric.

Eli, this is serious.

They want to give you a chance.

- Okay, no, no, that is-

that is great news.

- I can tell them

you'll come back tomorrow.

- Yeah, no, it is.

Thank you, Dave.

Eli?

They want me back.

Great.

I thought I ruined it.

- No.

Congratulations.

Yeah.

I'm proud of you.

You know, you can be proud

of yourself.

Okay.

I am.

I in

I think, uh...

Okay, yeah.

- Okay.

I think I am.

- Do you want to, uh, be

one of us?

Do you want to put on a hat?

- Yeah.

Thanks.

I mean, that's a step.

That's all it takes, right?

- Well, that and courage

and integrity.

- Okay, I'll find those

afterwards.

You look great.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

Like a pirate?

Um...

Like a revolutionary pirate?

Yes.

You want to mix that.

You need a name, though.

I'll name you, uh, Elliot Bloom,

son of John Bloom.

He's a great guy,

and he's the village artisan.

Okay, that's perfect.

J"J"

J"J"

J"J"

J"J"

J"J"

J"J"

J"J"

J"J"

- J' And you

will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' Carry me, child J'

J' I know I'm asking a lot J'

J' Please tell me I'm not J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J"J"

J' I'll never leave

my heart with another J'

J' I'm taking my home

with me now J'

J' If you take my hand,

if you will join me J'

J' I'll give you my back

as my vow J'

J' Some of us have been

captive by whispers J'

J' But I wish we're

all screaming out J'

J' I'll never leave my heart

with another J'

J' I'm taking my home

with me now J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J' And you will never leave me J'

J' Standing on my own J'

J'J'

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