phd_travel This film is a real find. Subject matter that is not shown in movies often get a witty insightful and hilarious depiction by some great actors. Anyone who has been through the process of buying or selling real estate in this country will find this movie really hits the nail on the head. The absurdity of the bidding process is so accurately shown. Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton are an elderly interracial couple. They have to move from their 5th floor walk up in Brooklyn because of the stairs. Niece and realtor perfectly played by Cynthia Nixon. She is just priceless especially at the end. The open houses are well done with the various emotions and motivations on both sides of the buyers and sellers. But there is more than just real estate here. One doesn't often see an elderly interracial couple on film. So insightful when it shows a not so commercially successful artist's real estate is worth more than his paintings. The dog segments are quite funny.A must watch.

Roland E. Zwick Written and directed by Charlie Peters and Richard Loncraine, respectively, "Five Flights Up" is an amiable and low-keyed urban comedy about an aging couple reluctantly selling the New York apartment they've lived in for forty years. Though Ruth sees this as an opportunity to start a new chapter in their lives, Alex, a seemingly only moderately successful painter, fights to hold onto the place, making subtle little efforts to sabotage the sale.Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman make for very pleasant company indeed, and, while the movie's insights into aging, relationships and end-of-life downsizing aren't exactly earth-shattering, they are certainly more than we customarily get from romantic comedies set at the opposite end of the age spectrum. Yet, while it acknowledges the troubles that come with aging, the film happily doesn't fixate on them to the exclusion of all else.Above all, the movie shows how hard it can be to leave a home and a neighborhood after a lifetime spent setting down roots there.And anyone who's ever endured the bureaucratic nightmare involved in buying and selling a home will find much to relate to in the movie.

vincentlynch-moonoi The joy of this film is simply watching 2 consummate actors -- Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton -- ply their craft. Oddly enough, I didn't like either of these actors when they were young. But in autumn, they are choice.The premise of the film is that an aging mixed race couple are thinking of moving out of New York City...mostly because their apartment is now worth $1 million, but partly because their current residence is 5 flights up...not good when you're getting old. Meanwhile, their small dog has to have expensive surgery.Korey Jackson is amazingly on-target as the young Morgan Freeman; I hope we see more of him. Claire van der Boom does well as the young Diane Keaton.It's really quite a touching film, and I enjoyed it...except for the ending. Morgan Freeman's character is clearly getting old, and they turn down selling their 4 floor walk-up...despite the fact that old people can't walk that many levels of stairs...trust me, I know. Nevertheless, I recommend this film for mature audiences. What impressed me was what was not emphasized...something that you just need to get on your own -- that many of the guess who's coming to dinner couples undoubtedly lived happy lives despite all the haters.

Katerina Robertovla Can anyone spell A.F.T.E.R. S.C.H.O.O.L. S.P.E.C.I.A.L.? What is going on today in filmmaking? What are excellent actors like Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Cynthia Nixon and Carrie Preston doing making dreck films like this? What a terrible script this film had. This movie premise was dumbed down and so lack luster I kept falling asleep. What a waste of great actors.I guess everyone connected with this film needed $$$ to make those mortgage and kids' college tuition payments. Whatever happened to films like "Tender Mercies?" Now that was a love story.I found this movie tonight on Google Play. I'm thankful it only cost me $5.13 to rent. If I'd have schlepped to the movie theater and paid $10.50 I would have been pretty irritated. Sorry, but I am just fulfilling my 10 lines to satisfy IMDb. That's all folks!