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Quick Review

posted 13 years ago by obbie
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Just saw this at TIFF. It caught my eye because of Catherine Keener, and her past history with independant films.

I was really let down. This is a Jane Fonda vehicle / chick-flick / triple rom-com.

During the Q&A after the movie, the producer was asked to comment, and though (or perhaps because) English wasn't his first language he admitted that they had commissioned the script from a Woodstock pair with Jane Fonda in mind as the hippy grandmother.

We get to watch Type A lawyer Keener and her 2 kids vacation in Woodstock, smoke pot, listen to the Dead, fall in love with locals, and live happily ever after. There is even a women's luna party where they howl at the full moom.

Kyle MacLachlan is on the screen for a total of 90 seconds (but he was good enough to come on stage after the TIFF showing).

Stay away, guys.

[–] elaterium 12 years ago

I just saw it-only went because it was filmed in my backyard and some locals I know are in it. Pretty trite film. Rather embarrassing actually.