did anyone else think

Yeah, they really didn't "click" as a family.


"Oh, right.I see.I get it.You were lampooning me.It was a simple lampoon." Mark Corrigan(Peep Show)

4 bad actors will ultimately create a bad family.

They were the most un-family-like family that I've ever seen in a movie. No family vibe at all, just a collection of people together in the same house.

OK, my question is, were they an unconvincing family because they were supposed to be that way (as in, dysfunctional), or were they simply bad actors? Because to me, it felt that they weren't supposed to be close because of all the bad history they have had. The father was screwed up, so he screwed up the kids, and they don't trust him, and the mother has her own issues, and she and her husband have issues. The only two who seem to somewhat get along, are the kids.

Being married to someone with a mental illness is *hard.* The mom was dealing with her husband's deterioration and her daughter's sulky resentment, and the brother's weird behavior. So yeah, they had a weird family dynamic.

they never said hello or even got on well.

You cant stand movies where the family doesnt get along? what a strange thing to say. Why does that make them "unconvincing" exactly? there are plenty of families with issues in the real world. if anything that makes it seem more real. you may want to stick to Leave it to Beaver.


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