Product: Everybody's Fine (2009)
Rating: 4.0
Everything is fine about this movie
Kirk Jones remake of the remake of a 1990 Italian film Statto Tutti Bene was written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. This movie stars Robert DeNiro stars in this film directed by Kirk Jones about a retired guy who wants to be close to his children in the same way as they were close to their mother his wife who has recently passed away. Since they have given excuses for not showing up for a family reunion at their childhood home in Elmira NY, he takes upon himself to go and visit them so that he can get to know them and spend time with them. So he sets off hoping that the children have some time for him from their busy successful lives. However the children that he thinks are successful professionally are not. They have had setbacks and failures and they are putting up a brave face for their father. Somehow during the course of the visits and his interactions with his children and their families he realizes that they have not been truthful with him and have never been close to him. Just when you thought that Robert DeNiro was hell bent on destroying his legacy, comes this pleasant movie. Surely this is not among his best but fans of DeNiro and easy paced cinema would not be disappointed. The cast is great and perform their parts well. Kate Beckinsale plays Amy his oldest daughter, Robert his son is played by Sam Rockwell, Rosie is played by Drew Barrymore. His older son is David and we get to see him in only one brief scene towards the end. I loved this film about reconnecting with your family and loving your parents. DeNiro is splendid and plays the part of Frank extremely well. I give it 4 stars. 3/10/10