Four siblings all come together for seven days to mourn the death of their father. They each bring with them their own set of relationship issues and expose them for one another in front of their mother not to mention the entire community.
This was ok. It definitely has its moments of funny dialogue, but nothing overly memorable. The cast also gives a somewhat mediocre recital. Jason Bateman is always a delight to watch, even in a bad movie, so his performance in a middling one is at least a step up. Jane Fonda is also not at her best. In general she has great comedic timing but seems uncomfortable with the discourse so her delivery is always slightly off. Tina Fey also maintains the average with her deadpan approach and tactic style. Each of these actor/actresses are all brilliant in their own right but the material they are working with just isn't up to par. It was somehow trying too hard. It wants to convey the message that life is complicated and yet takes itself and the situation of each of the characters a smidge too seriously. It was as if Ordinary People met The Bill Chill, perhaps it could have been great, but it wasn't. Nevertheless it was entertaining enough to Netflix.
** Rentable
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