And it’s not long before Judd’s complication level spikes up several more notches when he bumps into his adolescent crush Penny at the Altman family’s sporting goods store. Then his sister calls to tell him about Dad. He comes home from work one day to give his wife, Quinn, a birthday cake … and finds her in bed with his boss. Conscientious and careful Judd is a devoted husband and producer for a radio shock jock in New York City. The Altman siblings, we learn, are not very happy. You see, Mom tells them that Dad’s dying wish was for his family to spend seven days together. I once saw a bumper sticker that trumpeted, “Let’s put the fun back in dysfunctional!” That sardonic suggestion could double as a summary for This Is Where I Leave You, a raw-but-tender and often bittersweet story about four differently damaged adult siblings (not to mention their oversharing mother) getting in touch with their deep disillusionment about life and even deeper relational struggles after their father’s passing.
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