How glad I am that I had the Bravo channel and insomnia last night! I ran across this movie and couldn't look away even when I finally got tired. This is a really interesting look at what happens as families grow older - dynamics change yet stay the same, and new additions add layers of complexity and sweetness. And the Hamptons as a background = eye candy to remind you (or take you to) every summer vacation you (n)ever had. The plot is unique, but the cast is the biggest treat: this felt like a flip through an old yearbook with surprising faces popping up everywhere! Burt Lancaster... Kevin Spacey and Suzy Amis together again, before their turn in The Usual Suspects... Macauley Culkin in a performance that reminds us why we adored him in the first place... cameos by Frazier's David Hyde Pierce (as the head caterer) and NYPD Blue's James McDaniel (as the sheriff)... a sleeper (or not, in my case) that you really should try to catch.
(My only issues: Bill Pullman's subplot seemed a bit superfluous, except as an additional feeling of mystical well-being and closure - and the character was very one-dimensional... also... at the end I couldn't help but think "would I trust the CPR of an eight-year-old?")
(My only issues: Bill Pullman's subplot seemed a bit superfluous, except as an additional feeling of mystical well-being and closure - and the character was very one-dimensional... also... at the end I couldn't help but think "would I trust the CPR of an eight-year-old?")