A tragicomedy with surprising twists and turns, starring Will Ferrell, who proves his great talent as an endearing tragic hero. Ex-alcoholic Nick Halsey had been sober for six months, but then came that fateful company party, after which he can't remember anything—but his boss, several harassed subordinates, and a lawyer do. Now he sits, jobless and, on top of that, abandoned by his wife and kicked out of the house, among his belongings in the front yard, consoling himself with a vast amount of beer from six-packs. His friend suggests declaring the situation a clearance sale. And as Nick begins to part with his belongings, various things become clear to him. New perspectives open up. “Everything Must Go” is an excellently acted, deliberately unemotional mix of drama and comedy, loosely based on Raymond Carver's short story “Why Don't You Dance?” and showing a completely different side to Will Ferrell. Anyone who liked him in films such as “Stranger Than Fiction” or “Winter Passing” will also enjoy this independent production. “Everything Must Go” rejects any strategies of authenticity. Instead, the narrative drifts into the realm of fairy tales. And yet the protagonist's drama grips the viewer. Despite its renunciation of realism, the film radiates a gripping honesty. This is probably due to the fact that the script does not provide any easy ways out for Nick. In this mixture of playful loser fantasy and essentially serious drama, “Alles muss raus” most closely resembles Gore Verbinski's unusual “The Weather Man” (2005). You never really know what these films want from themselves and from you, but they leave a lasting impression." (Sascha Keilholz: on: critic.de)