This blurb "A divorced mom tries to make peace with her dysfunctional family as she finds a second chance at love." does not accurately describe this movie. Her "second chance at love" is a very small footnote for at least three quarters of this movie. A more accurate sentence would be "A divorced mom tries to make peace with her dysfunctional family as her father slowly dies of a degenerative disease."
A very tender, sad, touching movie nonetheless. Brilliant portrayal of parents who are not simply "good" or "bad" but multifaceted humans. A challenging task when portraying parents who were abusive to their children.
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Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
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This movie is amazing. I absolutely loved watching the interactions between the family members, and could identify with all the characters. Both as a child and as a parent. Families aren't perfect, parents have a responsibility to help their kids grow, either by changing the cycle of how they were raised, or by being 'good bad examples' of what not to do. In many cases, especially parents of the 'greatest generation' (I hate that term as it is patently false). That generation refused to face their problems (psychological and emotional) this did untold damage to their kids. Some broke the cycle others couldn't... that's what this movie is about. Mayim Bialik did an amazing job handling the three roles (writer, producer and director) in her first film. I have already recommended it to many people. With a caveat.
Great acting performance by Dustin Hoffman, but let down by the other mediocre actors.
Not terrible, simply lacking in good acting performances by all the other (mediocre) actors, who usually only would star in cheap tv series, but now get to act alongside the brilliant Dustin Hoffman, who delivers another stellar performance. Candice Bergen is great as well, but it is such a disappointment to watch all these other cheap tv actors ruin a good story.