This film brings us smack dab into the middle of one family’s life experience and helps us identify with and feel each members role within the family system during the loss of their father, played by Dustin Hoffman. We remember Dustin as the young Graduate. We counted cards with him as Rain Man and now we nurse him through his final days as the aging patriarch, father and husband Eugene. Each member of the family struggles to cope with this phase in his life with current roles enriched with flashbacks that provide some insights into how and why things are today. This is a quality film with adult themes, not sexual, actual grown up adult themes. There is no gratuitous violence or sex but there are moments in family history that are harsh. It is a quality film that is well worth your time especially if you have dealt with the loss of a parent or spouse. This is not a light hearted rom-com nor is it a documentary although it’s a bit of both. It’s a fictional reality show that pulls you into the most intimate moments of complex relationships.
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