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Linoleum is a 2022 American science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Colin West and starring Jim Gaffigan. It premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest festival on March 12, 2022.[1]

This article needs a plot summary. (April 2022)

Linoleum
Directed by	Colin West
Written by	Colin West
Produced by	Chad Simpson Chadd Harbold Dennis Masel
Starring	Jim Gaffigan
Cinematography	Ed Wu
Edited by	Keara Burton
Music by	Mark Hadley
Production company	Brain Scratch Productions
Release date	March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) (SXSW)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Jim Gaffigan as Cameron Edwin/Kent Armstrong
• Rhea Seehorn as Erin Edwin
• Katelyn Nacon as Nora Edwin
• Gabriel Rush as Marc
• Tony Shalhoub as Dr. Alvin
• Michael Ian Black as Tony
• Amy Hargreaves as Linda
• Jay Walker as Mr. Fuller
• West Duchovny as Darcy
• Roger Hendricks Simon as Mac

Plot

Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan) lives a rather boring life in a small Ohio town with his wife Erin (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter Nora (Katelyn Nacon). He hosts a kids science show in a small market that runs at midnight. Cameron had always wanted to be an astronaut and grew up in the shadow of his more successful scientist father. When part of a rocket falls from orbit and crashes into his backyard, he decides to fulfill his unrealized dream and rebuild it into his own rocket. His wife, who has started divorce proceedings, thinks he is having a crazy, midlife crisis. As some other surreal events occur in his life, he not only feels his mission is justified but he begins to question the nature of reality.

Production

Filming wrapped in New York City in November 2020.[2][3][4]

Reception

The film has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on fourteen reviews.[5]

Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film an 8.5 out of 10, calling it "a heartfelt and touching movie about finding joy and fulfillment in life."[6]

Ross Bonaime of Collider graded the film an A- and wrote, "With this film about people trying to find what makes them extraordinary, West has made an extraordinary tale of the personal universes we all inhabit, the strange messiness of life, and the beauty of how everything all shakes out in the end."[7]

Trace Sauveur of The Austin Chronicle gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...a surprising and poignant reflection on what it means to live a fulfilling life, the memories and evocations of which will swell within you long after they’ve passed."[8]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a negative review, calling it "a film with so many good ideas, especially in its final ten minutes, but without the clear vision to coalesce them into something that works from beginning to end."[9]

Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "While the film doesn’t always soar to its potential, it offers a fascinating, resplendent look at regret and the untapped potential of their youth."[10]

Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But thoughtful performances and earnest (if especially subtle) writing keep the film compelling enough until its final minutes, which are even more startling in their heart-wrenching effectiveness than in their mind-bending twists."[11]

Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood gave the film a positive review and wrote, "For me Linoleum is a pleasant enough, if somewhat less than memorable ride that doesn’t really take flight like you might hope it would. For Gaffigan fans though that should be enough."[12]

Robert Daniels of IndieWire graded the film a B and wrote, "Linoleum is an otherworldly tragedy about endings and beginnings, and the existential rot whose origins feel unknown."[13]

Matt Donato of IGN gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Director Colin West plucks heartstrings that inspire our zest for lives lived to the fullest, delivered through both peaceful and aggressive means."[14]

Ethan Anderton of Slash Film gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Jim Gaffigan has easily delivered a career-best performance in Linoleum."[15]

References

External links

• Linoleum at IMDb
• Linoleum at Rotten Tomatoes

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