They went and remade Ruben Östlund’s brilliant Force Majeure (2014) with Juia Louis Dreyfuss and Will Ferrell and called it Downhill. The story, as those of you who saw the original know, is about the repercussions on a marriage after the husband cowardly runs away from the sight of an avalanche, leaving his wife and children to face it alone. The original was a funny smart satire about manhood and patriarchal responsibilities in the modern age.

After premiering at next month's Sundance Film Festival, the movie will be released on February 14th. Let’s give the newly released trailer the YES NO MAYBE SO treatment.

Yes

Landing Julia Louis Dreyfuss as the pissed off wife and mother is a coup. She seems particularly suited to this part; shown in the trailer tightly wound and seething with barely concealed anger. The part plays to her strengths as a comedic actor. Also, do you remember how wonderful she was in Enough Said (2013)? Now that Veep has ended, we’d like to see her in more movies.

No 

• What is the purpose of this remake? The original is great and very recent and can be rented and watched anytime. Looks like an unnecessary remake. Read subtitles; it’s not that hard.

• This remake looks like it’s taking the same beats and even the same locations of the original. What have they added? How have they deepened the story? Writer-directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Way Way Back, The Descendants) take on the material is unclear from this trailer.

• This story at Valentine’s? Why Fox Searchlight? That’s an odd date and February is usually dumping ground.

• If you watch just the trailer for the original, you’ll know this is not a good idea.

Maybe So

• Will Ferrell seems like an obvious choice for this man-child. Will he give the part any new shading beyond his well honed comedic mannerisms?

• They kept one actor from the original, Kristofer Hivju (Tormund on Game of Thrones). Hope it’s more than a cameo.