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Eulogy (2004)
Family Interaction Not So Interactive
Having seen the Big Chill and Rocket Gibraltar, I was always comparing this film to them. In summary, you can see common parts of everyday life sprinkled into a really odd mix of lives. During the film, I was looking for that person or persons that I could insert myself into their part and feel like it was close to my own, but I think the depth was too shallow for you to really connect to any particular individual or issue that two or more people may have had with one another. On the other hand, if your family is really different, then this film may hit home. In fact, every family in the movie did not fit the typical family structure that is most common (husband, wife & kids). The movie sets you up to cheer for the young and beautiful Zooey Deschanel and I wanted more of the story to focus on her, but it did not. There were humorous parts and it certainly was not painful to watch on a Wednesday evening. If you want a light, humorous film on dysfunctional family reunions then rent this.
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Great movie about family diversity and interaction
This is a great movie to get a taste of how the rest of the world's families probably exist, at least in some ways. Of course, Hollywood has to spice things up past the point of normalcy, but you can see bits and pieces of your family in there and if they included it in a movie, it must be fairly common. Neurotic, depressed, gay and lesbian, just about every flavor of individual can appear in our families and when everyone gets together the conversation and interaction can be worth filming. It is always nice to see Patricia Clarkson in a movie - bravo to your success. (Go O.P. Walker) A new movie called Eulogy (2004) with Ray Romano carries a very similar plot and to see one is to see them both.