Review of This Is Where I Leave You (2014) by Leon B — 15 Mar 2015

Review:

I quite enjoyed this light hearted, fun movie about a dysfunctional family who get together after there father sadly passed away. Each individual character has there own personal issues which is brought to light when the family get together. There are some touching moments, like when Jane Fonda breaks her shocking news, but underneath all of the madness, there is a deep love for each other which helps them through there troubled life's. I personally loved the chemistry between the characters and the realistic situations made it a joy to watch. Its very well written and you can't help but feel emotional about the family who all end up leaving the family home with a different view to there personal issues. Jason Bateman, who played the main character, catches his boss sleeping with his wife at the beginning of the movie so he has to sort out what to do with his somewhat perfect life, which has been destroyed. With the help of his ex-girlfriend, he comes to terms with the whole situation and realises that his life has to change, even though his life has been perfect up to now. Anyway, there's enough material throughout the movie which kept it upbeat and funny in parts so it's worth a watch just for its wit. Watchable!

Round-Up:

It's makes such a difference when you watch a well written movie with some decent actors. I've seen so much movies lately were the movie has a decent script but the actors are terrible or the script is terrible but the actors are OK. In this film, the director got the mixture just right and the humour mixed with emotional situations worked very well. Bateman does act the same in a lot of his movies so I wasn't that surprised about his performance and it was good to see Fonda back on the big screen playing a comedic role as the head of the family. Its not surprising that the movie made a profit at the box office because, I'm sure that there was a few issues that a lot of dysfunctional families can relate to. In all, it's a well made movie that has something for everyone.

Budget: $20million.

Worldwide Gross: $41million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their emotional comedy/dramas about a dysfunctional family who are brought together after there fathers death. 6/10.