However, thanks to a fantastic ensemble cast and some of the best filmmaking to ever come out of director Shawn Levy ( Night at the Museum, Real Steel), the film is a highly enjoyable entry in the family dramedy sub-genre. Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, Adam Driver and Jane Fonda in 'This Is Where I Leave You'īased on the novel by Jonathan Tropper ( Banshee) - with the film screenplay written by Tropper himself - This Is Where I Leave You is a familiar tale of estranged family members coming together and helping one another grow. Tasked with sitting Shiva for seven days in respect for the deceased, the Altmans reluctantly discover (through secrets revealed and conflicts finally confronted) that they are in need of help with love, life and themselves the kind of help that only family can provide.

The collection of characters include Judd's boundary-crossing shrink mother, Hillary (Jane Fonda) his bossy sister, Wendy (Tina Fey) stick-in-the-mud older brother, Paul (Corey Stoll) and free-spirited (read: immature) younger brother, Phillip (Adam Driver). Things don't get an easier from there Judd's dad dies soon after the collapse of his marriage, forcing him back under one roof with his crazy family.

In This Is Where I Leave You, radio producer Judd Altman (Jason Bateman) is shattered when he finds out his wife Quinn (Abigail Spencer) has been unfaithful, and that the perfect life he thought he had was actually a lie. a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche.Thanks to a quality ensemble cast and a willing director, This Is Where I Leave You covers overly familiar territory in a refreshingly entertaining way. “Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva and spend seven days and nights under the same roof.

There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years.

Genre: Family,Books,Fiction & Literature,Literary,Ī riotously funny, emotionally raw New York Times bestselling novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind-whether we like it or not.

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