Steve Carell at his best

Rating: 8/10 (1 January 2009)

This movie was a complete surprise for me, and I am glad I found it. In addition to Alan Arkin in his Oscar-winning role, Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell were equally as good! I found this movie on HBO. (Maybe it was Showtime?) I was very surprised that I did not know anything about this movie; as any movie should be, the best way to go into seeing it is to hear almost nothing about it. That way the mind is fresh to accept new things. The biggest surprise in it for me was Steve Carell. He is very talented. As the suicidal member of the family, he always seems to be close to the edge.
One of the great things about it is that there is no reason for a sequel. In the sequel-crazy world, this movie does an excellent job of standing on its own. There are many things to enjoy. You will not be disappointed. I rate this as: ***.5