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Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his children's lives are not quite as picture-perfect as they've made them out to be.
Release : | 2009 |
Rating : | 7.1 |
Studio : | Miramax, Radar Pictures, Hollywood Gang Productions, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Leadman, |
Cast : | Robert De Niro Drew Barrymore Kate Beckinsale Sam Rockwell Melissa Leo |
Genre : | Drama |
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A lot of fun.
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
I would just like to say, its very hard to find a Hollywood movie,that is not made for the big crowds,meaning a movie without "inspired by true stories", which turn out to be almost a complete lie...without noisy and *oscar wanting* scenes,...without same old scripts,mixed with scripts from other movies...And then comes this wonderful, honest, simple but so complicated and powerful movie...The script of it is just like life, it is so everyday and so inspiring...I cried for him and i cried for them....could recognize my own family!Beautiful script and such good acting..Bravo!! This movie should have won some Oscars ;)
This movie is about a father and his 4 children. He loves them so much, and when his wife is still alive, he didn't pay much attention to their status. When his wife is dead, he regrets about that and wants to get all the children together to have a family party. However, something bad happens, which makes it not possible. So he visits them one by one. During the visit, he knows that everybody is not as successful as they claim they are. However, he realized that David lives the life that he wants him to live, instead of doing something he himself really wants to do. This is bad thing, because people should live their own lives. Obviously he has spoiled David's life. Then he said "no matter you are a painter or an artist, I love you". It's touching. Overall this movie is good.
I understand why this movie was not a hit. It's a little slow, and much of it is pretty depressing. But if you stick with it, you'll be rewarded with a movie that's sweet and genuine and quite creative and inventive in some of the methods it uses to tell its story. It did, however, trigger one of my pet peeves. I've always been annoyed by Non-Americans pretending to be Americans. Even though Kate Beckinsale's American accent is perfect, while watching the film, I kept hearing her say things that an American would never say. "How could this happen?" I wondered. Answer: The writer/director and his co-writer are both Europeans. At one point, she says she had an appointment, but the man "didn't turn up." Ever hear an American say that? To me, it's like a slap in the face that distracts from the story and makes me wonder who the hell made this film that wouldn't catch such a thing. Later in the movie, the same character says twice that she flew from Chicago "out to Mexico." Anyone with the vaguest understanding of North American geography would say they flew "down to Mexico." Nonetheless, I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a serious look at family relationships and the strains that come along with aging parents and siblings spread far and wide.
I'm not saying the acting was bad, just hear me out. First of all , don't pick this as a date movie, I made that mistake and me and my bf were looking at each other crying ridiculously and screaming "why!" this film kinda reminds me of the movie Crossroads just with way better acting and cast and no brittney spears!. Its just one tragedy after another and just too painful to watch. The only character I was really feeling sorry for was Robert De Nero. He was the one that had to really suffer. Having four kids that seem to not care about him to tell him the truth about anything, now that's depressing. And the secrets they are keeping aren't really that bad, they just build up drama, and everything really bad that happens, happens to him. Now the big finale when one of his kids die you really don't feel remorse for that because you never meet him, but just feel sorry for the dad.I just can't sit through it again. I'm not quite sure why so many people enjoyed it. It was OK just not heartwarming like some depressing films are. Maybe someone out there will agree with me