I gave this a second try because there are so many good actors, but barely got through half of it. This is part of the Hollywood campaign to normalize vile behavior and debase traditional people. I love a good debasement if its funny but this was all vile and no comedy. Since I could not imagine any real family saying these things or feeling these sentiments, I had to believe it was someone jumping on the drain train just trying to put the most offensive and repulsive lines and stories in they could think of. Can anyone imagine anyone of these stars letting a kid poop anywhere he wants in his mobile porta potty no matter the visitor? These are really vomit worthy jokes and people I want nothing to do with. Don't worry, downloaded it for free, so no one profited from my mistake.

As you all know I share ratings with following sequence: rating = number of stars, 6=1(poor), 7=2(average), 8=3(good), 9=4(very good), and 10=5(excellent). Now I will tell you why I have been rated this as poor.The movie portrays a story where a person temporarily gets into relationship only to forgive a member in his past that got into relationship with somebody else. Further the old couple would again get into relationship after everything clears. Ideally this makes the story weak. Only psychiatrists would know if it would work. Ideally the past companion is to be forgiven without making any blundered choices. Thus I rate the movie as poor.

I didn't know about this movie until a few days ago when I saw a trailer of it on TV, and it caught my attention.The actors were fairly good at start, but what really caught my eye was the story. I especially like comedy/drama about family inter- relations.So I decide to give it a chance, and I didn't regret it.This is a very well-constructed and modern comedy about a dysfunctional family that grew apart and despite that, they all love each other very much (in their particular way).The script is good. A death in the family brings about the opportunity to reconnect the family, to chase away old ghosts, in a "forced" tell all exercise, all wrapped in by the mourning ceremony of Shiva.The performances are very good, and I especially liked Jane Fonda (she rules completely), Tina Fey and Jason Bateman. They all are no strangers to this kind of movie and we can see why.The director already has some comedies under his belt (Night at the Museum 1 and 2 as well as the reboot of the Pink Panther) making this a very efficient exercise of movie watching.Summing it up I enjoyed this movie very much. It is funny, and a bit of a kicker in family ties so just my kind of movie. We should always thing about the best thing/choice for us but we can't forget those who love us. Maybe they can help.

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.