6/10
A very depressing movie that is worth watching solely based on the amazing cast. A good one time only watch. I say B-
17 December 2011
"I was the one who was always there...not you" Lynn (Barkin) and her three children travel to the wedding of her estranged son at her mother's house. When they arrive tensions begin to mount as Lynn's son, her mother, her father, and her ex husband and his new wife all try to coexist for a weekend. This is a hard movie to review as well as watch. The movie itself is not that exciting and if it was not for the amazing cast I would have shut it off. This is a movie that reminded me a little of "Rachel Getting Married" in the way that it revolves around a dysfunctional family at the time of a normally happy occasion. The problems ultimately overshadow the wedding and the spiral continues until the ending that feels like a slap to the face after watching the struggling family. The title is very ironic. This is not a happy movie at all, and one of the most depressing movies to come out in a long time. Overall, a very OK movie but because of the cast you stay interested until the end. A good one time watch. I give it a B-.
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