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Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Duncan Shorter (Joshua Jackson) is a struggling 25 year old in Minnesota, and gets fired from yet another job. He lets his married brother Jacob and Jacob's mistress use his apartment. He visits his grandfather Ronald Shorter (Donald Sutherland) who is struggling with Parkinson's, and his grandmother Ruth (Louise Fletcher). His visiting nurse Kate (Juliette Lewis) fears Alzheimer's. Duncan falls for Kate. He gets a handyman job at his grandparents' retirement apartment. He is still haunted by his father's death 10 years ago.The story with Duncan and Kate is rather standard rom-com. It's not the highest comedy but the two leads are solid performers. They are perfectly fine with some fun moments. It's nothing special. Sutherland is the more interesting part of this movie and the more complicated part. His relationship with Duncan holds far more compelling drama. Concentrating on that would obviously change the tone of the movie. It's a choice to make this special but also poses specific dangers. At least, it would be unique.

Joshua Jackson does great, he reminded me of Dawson's Creek which is way before my time, but I did watch it often on reruns during the summer. Donald Sutherland's acting as one with a disease is perfect, he deserves more recognition. The rest of the cast all did well!This film is under-appreciated and under-valued. It's a gem that should have more followers.The story is about a young man who lost his way after the death of his father. Years later, his grandparents reconnect with him and his brother. He soon meets a girl and things begin to shed light on how much hes wasted his life.Enjoy this movie, there are rarely any like it, it takes a chance and it works beautifully. The only thing about it that might not be appealing is the fact that the film is depressing through and through, don't expect everything to be Hollywood style happy.I loved this film, spare an hour and 45 minutes and watch it, it'll inspire you.

**SPOILERS** Bittersweet and touching little movie that has to do with young Duncan Shorter,Joshua Jackson, who's life had hit a road block ever since his father-David-died of a sudden heart-attack ten years ago when he was 39 years old.Listless without any ambition Duncan's life has been going absolutely nowhere since he dropped out of school and gave up a collage scholarship when his dad passed away. Now Duncan is worried about his 82 year-old grandfather Ronald, Donald Sutherland, who's going fast with his kidney's shot and both Parkinson's and Alzheimers diseases starting to set in. With his Grandma Ruth, Louise Fletcher, unable to take care of her ailing husband Duncan gets a job at the couples apartment house as a handyman to be both close to Grandpa Ronald and thus prevent him from being sent into a local nursing-home that in fact, being the free soul that he is, will end up killing him.It's when Duncan meets Grandpa's home assistant Kate, Jullette Lewis, that he starts to feel that his life is about to turn around for the better. Kate is not only well liked by Grandpa Ronald but the old guy wants to play match-maker in getting her and his somewhat shy,with women, grandson Duncan hitched! It doesn't take long for both Kate and Duncan to fall in love with each other but the big stumbling block to them ever staying together is not only Gramps but what Duncan has been searching for, without success, the last ten years! The circumstances of Duncan's as well as his philandering brother Jake, Steven Pasquale, father's death!As Grampa Ronald's health begins to slowly deteriorate he starts to look for a way to ends his misery by getting Duncan to help him kill himself. Duncan who's been haunted over the years over his fathers, a recovering coke addict, sudden death, which he believes was the result of a drug overdose, is very much against letting Grandpa Ronald end his life, this time with a shotgun blast, in somewhat the same way!Solid performances all around by an all-star cast that includes in a very small but important role John Kapelos as the late David Shorter's best friend Stu. It was Stu who was with David the night he died and who set Duncan and his brother Jake's minds at ease in just what were the chain of events that lead to his tragic death.***SPOILERS**** As for Donald Sutherland as Grandapa Ronald he was never better as the sad and suicidal old man who saw his life ebbing away right in front of his eyes. Grandpa Ronald in trying to get Duncan to help him do the job, by blowing his brains out, on him backfired together with his shotgun when Duncan changed his mind at the very last moment. In the end it was fate that intervened and made Ronald's last moments on earth far more tranquil, and less bloody, then what they could have been.

Wow, it's been a long time. This flick is awesome! This is the type of film where you cannot take your eyes off the screen, and you feel completely mesmerized. For a day or two afterward the images of the film are still in your head. You know what I mean? What struck me the most about this film was the timing of everything, it just felt....tight...! The film deals with issues we all encounter in our lives. Being stuck, love, letting go, growing old. It's all there. AND it's funny! I think Donald Sutherland should be nominated for this one. He is way overdue. And, Juliette and Josh Jackson do amazing jobs as well. More than worth the trip to the theater!! MN