Robert De Niro stars in this film as a recently widowed man, who is retired, and bored out of his mind. There are elements of a dark comedy but this is primarily a [hollow] drama. He has four children who he invites home for a weekend. They all end up canceling on him so he decides to go on a road trip.He learns that his late wife hid a lot of family problems from him and that his children are hiding their problems from him. A slow, sad movie about a family with a lot of issues. The plot is slow but the acting is really pretty darn good. Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, and Sam Rockwell all turned in good performances on a movie that just wasn't that interesting. Clearly a film that Miramax wanted to see nominated for some Oscars, it had all of the acting elements and release date. There is even a christmas tree in the background, which had little to nothing to do with the film. Ironically it also has a digital camera on it was well when the movie specifically makes like of De Niro still using regular film when visiting his family...
Only nominated for a song this awards season, so go ahead and pass on this one. You will be let down if you commit an evening to it.
Vote: 6/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780511/
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