Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

ThiefHott Too much of everything

Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

srdjan_veljkovic The thing is, while it is funny and somewhat interesting, it deals with serious things, yet provides no particular insight or point and serves no particular purpose. Sure, the father died and a large and somewhat-dysfunctional family is trying to cope with it. That is portrayed OK and from a funny angle, which is good to take your mind of the sad event. But, it would have been much better had it tried to go somewhere with all this, apart from the silly cliche of "don't play it safe, take a chance" for our somewhat-main protagonist (played by Jason Bateman).As-is, it is a look of a particular family and how it deals with its first tragic event. Which is fine, but, there are many families and they deal with this stuff in many ways, we never quite find out what's so special about this one that we should care much.Even the extended cameo of Blah-Blah of HIMYM fame (Abigail Spencer) doesn't really work towards providing much point to all of this.All that being said, it's OK and worth a watch, it's just that it feels like it could have been much better.

dansview Yes Jason Bateman plays the same kind of guy in most of his work, and it may even be close to his real personality. But either way, there is something likable about that guy. I don't if it's acting or what, but he's great. Without him, I would not have watched this.Regarding the Jewish aspect. They say up front that the mom is not Jewish (meaning I assume that she didn't even convert), and the dad is an atheist.So these people are secular, born to a non-Jewish woman, but with apparently some loose "Reform" Jewish identity. Let's not say that they are typical Jews. Even most of the actors were non-Jewish. Having said that, it presents a horrible family and makes them seem Jewish. So be prepared for that if it's bothersome.But there's more to that. Clearly these people are living Godless lives and never fully understand the relationship between that fact, and their disappointments. (That is probably true for the film makers, or people in Hollywood in general) Yet, I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the writer used the vehicle of religious ritual (sitting together for a week to mourn a loved one)as a means toward some spiritual or moral reckoning, and that seems to be a pro-religion statement.The Bateman character lacks "alpha" qualities. That's probably why his wife went with an alpha male, and why he never really lived his life to the fullest. They don't identify this by name, but it's really one of the core themes affecting millions of men around the globe. Beta males live in the shadow of alphas.The house and town looked lovely. Why does everyone talk about who "got out?" I guess elitist types view their hometowns as provincial and silly.Tina Fey was good. She was down-to-earth and didn't ham it up. Forget the device of having a kid sitting on a portable toilet. That's such a cheap way to get a laugh. Wouldn't the kid need toilet paper anyways? That whole story line cheapened the experience.I realize that we are living in a "progressive" age, but I don't know if audiences want to see same-sex kissing, etc. I guess it will become more and more accepted. If you want to imply that same sex people are together, you could just show them gazing into each other's eyes. I guess the whole movement is about making it identical to the straight life. So showing actual gay bed scenes will be next, if it's not already happening.With this many characters and only so much time, it's hard to establish back stories. I think they did a reasonably decent job of that. Also, as others have said, they walked that fine line between slapstick and drama well.

Floated2 The film starts with Judd Altman (Jason Bateman), a New York City radio producer who walks in on his wife Quinn (Abigail Spencer) and his boss (Dax Shepard) while trying to surprise her on her birthday. His marriage and job destroyed, things only get worse when his sister, Wendy (Tina Fey), calls with the news that their father has died.Afterwards for a brief few pause, we see where Wendy says that their mother, Hillary (Jane Fonda), wants the two of them, along with their brothers Paul (Corey Stoll) and Phillip (Adam Driver) to sit shiva for the next week. As it does turn out to be a setup, but it's just one of the movie's contrivances, a way to put these warring siblings in the same room and prevent them from leaving. The film does wander among mostly dramatic themes with come comedy coming from the chemistry between the characters.

blanche-2 When their father passes away, four grown siblings, return home to sit Shiva with their mother in "This is Where I Leave You," from 2014.The film stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, and Timothy Olyphant. Back where they started, the siblings confront their old lives and loves and reflect on where they are at present.What happens is funny, uncomfortable, sad, and unexpected as they put up with each other and their mother, who pays little attention to discretion as she brags about the sex life she had with her husband and the size of his ... sexuality. Jane Fonda is excellent, outspoken and surprisingly motherly, considering the personality of the character.I love Jason Bateman and watch him in anything in which he appears. He doesn't disappoint here as Judd, with his serious, straight-on delivery and his Everyman frustration. But that isn't to put down the rest of the cast, all of whom give good performances. Rose Byrne as Penny, Judd's old girlfriend, is a standout and again shows her versatility as an actress. Anyone who saw her intense performance on "Damages" can't fail to be impressed by this chipper, cheerful character. Family dynamics make for good movies if they're realistic. Though some of the reviewers here didn't feel they rang true, for me they did - bad marriages, old loves left behind, taking stock of what one has accomplished, and future goals -- the death of a parent and being around family is a time of contemplation."This is Where I Leave You" is good but it is an uneasy combination of comedy and drama, sort of not knowing which it wanted to be. On the one hand, Bateman and Fey are often associated with comedy, and then on the other, there were some serious issues covered.Worth checking out.