Product Details

• Actors: Eion Bailey, Ellen Pompeo, Clifton Collins Jr., John Ales
• Directors: Barra Grant
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Image/Thinkfilms
• DVD Release Date: May 10, 2006
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000M343D0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,920 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Michael elgin former high school track star now in his 30s keeps reality at bay by having a few too many cocktails. His wife is ready to leave him & his career is hanging by a thread. When his fmaily & friends decide to have an intervention michael turns it into another party. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 02/10/2009 Starring: Ellen Pompeo Eion Bailey Run time: 87 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average, April 23, 2009

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groomRN "Erik" (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life of the Party (DVD)

This movie was not bad, but not great. I bought it because I'm a fan of the leading man; he is gorgeous. The performances are good, production values are good, but the story is predictable.

All in all, it was worth watching, but I doubt I will watch it again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed it, August 24, 2011

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LoloFoSholo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life of the Party (DVD)

I really enjoyed this movie. I thought that they managed to take a fairly common story and make it different and realistic with a twist of humor. I felt like the lead character was well played and authentic and I enjoyed the fact that the people surrounding him were played as larger-than-life stereotypes so the focus was on his personal change rather then on the surrounding factors that led to his alcoholism (a story that tends to be fairly redundant with addiction).

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars seriously lacking, May 28, 2009

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astrorev (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life of the Party (DVD)

Though this movie had a lot of potential, it is pretty much ruined with over-the-top stereotypical characters, very contrived situations, and a predictable plot. Too bad, because I liked the leads, but only Ellen Pompeo's character has any real believability. Perhaps many of the side characters were being portrayed in a tongue in cheek manner, but the comedy here is not smart, and falls flat over and over again. The last quarter of the movie attempts to move towards a more serious dramatic climax, but by this time suffers from such a credibility problem, that it too falls short of any real revelation, insight, or endearment. A disappointment.