This is Where I Leave You
Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Adam Driver lead this comedy-drama about an utterly disfunctional group of siblings forced to grant the dying wish of their departed father: to live under the same roof together for a week. Co-stars Jane Fonda as their newly breast-enhanced, widowed mother.
- Director:
- Shawn Levy ('The Internship', 'Real Steel', 'Date Night', 'Night at the Museum')
- Writer:
- Jonathan Tropper
- Cast:
- Jason BatemanTina FeyAdam DriverCorey StollJane FondaRose ByrneKathryn HahnConnie BrittonBen SchwartzTimothy OlyphantAaron LazarAbigail SpencerDebra MonkDax Shepard
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Rebecca Barry Hill
flicksReading Jonathan Tropper’s novel on which this film is based was oddly comforting, yet not particularly life-changing. An ordinary guy with an ordinary family (sort of), is forced to confront the reality that none of them are happy.
Variety
pressIf the movie never quite masters the feel of messy, grown-up life, it at least makes a few promising salvos in that direction...
Time Out
pressProbably the biggest sin in a movie filled with many is turning Fonda into a nymphomaniacal sight gag who makes Barbarella look like Gloria Steinem.
The New York Times
pressInstead of smiles or tears... most likely to inspire a Kickstarter campaign to reunite its main performers for a different project.
The Guardian
pressTotally aimble, utterly unmoving filler given a major shot in the arm by its cast...
The Dissolve
pressStruggles in vain to meld broad, farcical comedy with low-key, contemplative drama.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressIt stays in safe terrain, and the ensemble cast members often feel as if they have been selected to revisit familiar characters and performances.
Flicks, Rebecca Barry Hill
flicksReading Jonathan Tropper’s novel on which this film is based was oddly comforting, yet not particularly life-changing. An ordinary guy with an ordinary family (sort of), is forced to confront the reality that none of them are happy.
Variety
pressIf the movie never quite masters the feel of messy, grown-up life, it at least makes a few promising salvos in that direction...
Time Out
pressProbably the biggest sin in a movie filled with many is turning Fonda into a nymphomaniacal sight gag who makes Barbarella look like Gloria Steinem.
The New York Times
pressInstead of smiles or tears... most likely to inspire a Kickstarter campaign to reunite its main performers for a different project.
The Guardian
pressTotally aimble, utterly unmoving filler given a major shot in the arm by its cast...
The Dissolve
pressStruggles in vain to meld broad, farcical comedy with low-key, contemplative drama.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressIt stays in safe terrain, and the ensemble cast members often feel as if they have been selected to revisit familiar characters and performances.
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