7/10
Oddly tedious considering the talent involved
5 June 2005
Warning: Spoilers
In "Life With Father," Liz is another queen of puppy love… A visiting country cousin impressed by the big city, she flirts with the eldest Day boy, making eyes, demanding attention, standing on amorous ceremonies, all in the best Taylor manner…

Forward, self-confident and impudent, easily provoked to tears, she's a real charmer in this film, but even here she has trouble with the men: Jimmy Lyndon isn't quite demonstrative enough for her, and he doesn't promise to be the first one to write… After all, the proper young girl reasons, it's the man who must write first, declaring his undying love…

The film retained the fun and spirit of the stage play, chronicling in episodic style the humorous events that detailed life in the Clarence Day household in late 19th Century New York City
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