The Upside (2017)

Storyline

Philip is a disabled white billionaire, who feels that life is not worth living. To help him in his day to day routine, he hires Del, an African American parolee, trying to reconnect with his estranged wife. What begins as a professional relationship develops into a friendship as Del shows his grouchy charge that life is worth living.

Plot Keywords

remake, car chase, male friendship, police, assistant, latex gloves, driving, hot dog, wine bottle, feeding someone, phone, friend, book, man in a wheelchair, school, ex wife, apartment, interracial, black man, friendship between men

Short Review

Director Neil Burger, for his part, moves the story along fairly briskly, refusing to let the film's schmaltziness weigh it down. This is nothing remarkable, but it could have been a lot worse.