Stop and Go

Stop and Go (also known as Recovery)[1] is a 2021 American road comedy-drama film edited, directed and starring Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek. The film premiered at the 2021 SXSW and was released nationwide in theatres and via VOD on October 1, 2021.[2]

Stop and Go
Theatrical film poster
Directed byMallory Everton
Stephen Meek
Written byWhitney Call
Mallory Everton
Produced by
  • Scott Christopherson
  • Abi Nielson Hunsaker
  • Babetta Kelly
  • Stephen Meek
StarringWhitney Call
Mallory Everton
CinematographyBrenna Empey
Edited byMallory Everton
Stephen Meek
Production
companies
XYZ Films
Pip Ngo
Distributed bySoro Films
Release date
  • March 2021 (2021-03) (SXSW)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Sisters Jamie and Blake are going on a cross-country road trip to rescue their grandmother from a COVID outbreak at her nursing home.

Cast
  • Whitney Call as Jamie
  • Mallory Everton as Blake
  • Stephen Meek as Evan
  • Julia Jolley as Erin
  • Anne Sward Hansen as Nana
  • Jessica Drolet as Mrs. Harper
  • Baylee Thornock as Jacob Harper
  • Noah Kershisnik as Scott
  • Dora McDonald as Dora
  • Tyler Andrew Jones as nurse Ackerman
  • Tori Pence as nurse Malea
  • Marvin Payne as Fred
  • Jonathan Baty as Doug
  • Jetta Juriansz as Sarah

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 30 critics, with an average rating of 7.40 out of 10. The site's consensus reads: "Stop and Go doesn't land all of its punchlines, but this road trip comedy largely transcends its limitations thanks to the chemistry between its two leads".[3]

Bobby LePire of Film Threat wrote "Stop and Go are made up of the usual tropes one find's in a road trip comedy: kooky characters, unexpected and outrageous obstacles (they need to track down Nana’s dog) that deviate from the initial quest, and certain character moments are easy enough to guess; I know how vague that sounds, but I don't want to spoil anything more than necessary".[4]

Lisa Kennedy of Variety have praised the performances by Whitney Call and Mallory Everton calling them an "irrepressible rapport".[1]

According to Trace Sauveur of The Austin Chronicle, the "[m]ost frustrating is that these clearly talented comedians and writers are stuck with lame gags".[5]

Adding to the criticism, Beatrice Loayza of The New York Times called it a "mostly miss".[6]

References
  1. Kennedy, Lisa (March 26, 2021). "'Recovery' Review: Sisters Road-Trip to Rescue Their Granny in Quickie COVID-19 Comedy". Variety.
  2. Lane, Carly (September 2, 2021). "Exclusive: 'Stop and Go' Trailer Reveals a Love Letter to the Road Trip Comedy — in the Pandemic Era". Collider. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. "Stop and Go (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. "Stop and Go". Film Threat. May 1, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. Sauveur, Trace (October 1, 2021). "Stop and Go". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. Loayza, Beatrice (September 30, 2021). "'Stop and Go' Review: Pandemic Aside, Girls Just Want to Have Fun". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021.


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