I saw the movie at the Boston Film Festival and I can truly say it was one of the funniest and entertaining films I've seen in quite a while. The whole theater was laughing throughout most of the movie. The entire cast portrayed their characters perfectly and had wonderful chemistry with each other. the film is great for all people . i am not Jewish and was kind of confusing at certain points but the movie did a great job of explaining all of my questions. The music was great. sort of a new spin on old Jewish songs. the digital effects were much better than i anticipated for an indy film.the whole scene through the desert was excellent. oh yeah...SHIRI WAS GREAT =)

I loved the film, as did so many others. The film is a great depiction of a Seder attended by a moderately dysfunctional family. The premise of psychedelic enlightenment bringing peace among a contention group is far from outlandish. The director should have played the theme right out to the end.

It's one major shortcoming, in fact, is the tacked on final scene that essentially negates the entire premise of the movie. The director's commentary indicates that the scene was not in the original draft. They should have used that original draft. This was a cop out, a pulled punch. Otherwise this would be worth an 8 or 9 star rating.

Stars leslie warren and jack klugman. The stuckman family gets together for seder. This year, zeke slips a little ecstasy into dad's drink (michael lerner, nominated for barton fink). The family is an interesting mix, so everyone has their own level of devotion to the rules. One of the sons wants to follow each step exactly, but most of the family wants to eat. Ira has decided this will be the fastest seder ever. It's probably a smidge sacrilegious, but it's fun. There are ups, downs, rainstorms. Happy stories, sad stories. It's a journey. Very well done! Directed by sal litvak. Has only done a few things. This won a bunch of film fest awards.