by Paul Costello
Dysfunctional families and their apparent inability to get along with each other, even at times of crisis when circumstance pulls them back together, is a story we’re all incredibly familiar with. Whether it’s through our own experience or the endless amount of attention afforded by Hollywood storytelling, we know what it is means when familial bonds are stretched to breaking point by impromptu revelations in a close-quarters environment: secrets are unearthed, truths are told, tears are shed and relationships are strengthened. Such is the journey of This is Where I Leave You, in which the Altman family are brought back together following the passing of the father and who are now, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of significant others, forced to spend a week living together under the same roof.
Dysfunctional families and their apparent inability to get along with each other, even at times of crisis when circumstance pulls them back together, is a story we’re all incredibly familiar with. Whether it’s through our own experience or the endless amount of attention afforded by Hollywood storytelling, we know what it is means when familial bonds are stretched to breaking point by impromptu revelations in a close-quarters environment: secrets are unearthed, truths are told, tears are shed and relationships are strengthened. Such is the journey of This is Where I Leave You, in which the Altman family are brought back together following the passing of the father and who are now, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of significant others, forced to spend a week living together under the same roof.
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