This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You tells the oft told story about a dysfunctional family brought together by the death of their dad. For all the players, things are not as they appear. Judd, Jason Bateman, is a regular old guy cruising through life but he just finds out that his wife is cheating on him (with his boss no less) and they're expecting! In the midst of returning home, he rekindles a old flame that seemingly never lit with Penny Moore, Rose Byrne. The mother, Jane Fonda, turns out to be a lesbian, sleeping with the next door neighbor, who's son, Horry, played by Timothy Olyphant, is the love interest of Wendy, played by Tina Fey. Tina's character has her own issues with a deadbeat husband and she longs for much much more love in her life. Adam Driver, probably best known for Girls at this point, plays the baby of the family, Phillip, who brings home a therapist the age of his mother. Rounding out the Altman family is Corey Stoll who plays Paul who is having a hard time conceiving with his wife Annie, played by Kathryn Hahn. This movie is stacked with some of your fave personalities, mish moshed from shows and TV series. Ultimately, it's a story about a family going through some changes and throughout the tumult of the 7 days of shiva that the Mom lies the Dad was his final wish, we learn that even the darkest of clouds have their silver linings and above all, life goes on and it presents us with new opportunities so long as we are willing to listen.