Product: Reunion (2006)
Rating: 3.0
SMITH AND WESSON
The family reunion is the Smith and Wesson family reunion and unfortunately it doesn't get much better than that. In the first scene we discover the Wesson family is divided. When they were children one of the sisters went to the lake. The father went into the water to save her, but subsequently drowned himself. Mom, in order to comfort her daughter Cece (Trisha Mann), cries and blames her for "Harold's death" claiming it should have been her drowning instead. This issue has divided the family for decades. Carolyn Owens plays Dominique, the sister who didn't get along with CeCe. Now Dominique, a successful sociology instructor and atheist needs a kidney. CeCe is active in her church in Brooklyn.Also the Smith family doesn't like the Wesson family.The family reunion is held at a spa in Hot Springs, Ark. There is a quite the cast of bad actors. Richard Wesson (Dickie Wrightsil, brother of the 2 sisters) is married to a woman with a bad German accent. Dominiqua Alexis plays his daughter Kayla who he abandoned as an infant. His ex (Tammarrah Walker as Sadie) is the manager of the hotel and keeps messing with his room reservation. Old Uncle Joe (Jimmy Walker Jr.) likes to hung and kiss his relatives with more than normal enthusiasm. The preacher (Sid Burston) tells his kids, "We are here for your mother's family reunion, not to have fun!"James White plays the overweight Sammy Smith who arrives late and has trouble squeezing out of his car and carrying his fiancee's bags. She (Jae Henson as Lyla) is status conscience and has no trouble spending Sammy's money on her comfort. Sammy's mother (Helen Henson as Odette) doesn't like her without having met her, she says, "Some people need to be pre-judged." Mom also hates anything "Wesson."In spite of all the differences, there are some people in the family working hard to iron things out. In addition to the acting being bad the script suffered from its duality. It attempted to be a comedy and a drama and failed to do either one well. With the acting being as bad as it was, it may have been more successful leaning toward being a comedy.Feel good ending.No sex, f-bombs, or nudity.