“Up With Me” is proof that you can make a good film out of old ideas. All it takes is a different approach, some reinvention to give the familiar themes a new twist. In fact, the only real shortcomings in “Up With Me” occur when the film tries too hard to be creative. As backward as it may sound, the film is at its best when it sticks to the situation that we’ve seen a thousand times before, for the simple reason that its technique gives it new life.

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Grade: B

Not rated, probably R for abundant harsh profanity

1 hr., 16 min.