Plot
When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 5.7/10 (49 voted)
Critic's Score: /100
Director: Tom Dolby
Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Zachary Booth, Joseph Cross
Storyline
When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.
Cast: Patricia Clarkson -
Celia Green
Zachary Booth -
Theo Green
Joseph Cross -
Roger Green
Chris Mulkey -
Malcolm Green
Devon Graye -
Luke Caswell
Alexia Rasmussen -
Vanessa Sanford
Rutina Wesley -
Nora Finley-Perkins
Jayma Mays -
Blake Curtis
Judith Light -
Veronika Goss
Julio Oscar Mechoso -
Hector Castillo
Mary Kay Place -
Jeannie
Sheila Kelley -
Vivian
Hunter Burke -
Young Roger
Phoenix Burke -
Young Theo
Julie Carmen -
Maria Castillo
I apologize for this review but this movie left me flat. "Last Weekend"
is about a Labor Day weekend with a rich family at their Tahoe summer
home. There's mom, dad, two grown sons, their significant others, and
perhaps three more house guests thrown in. They're all staying in the
fabulous family home on the shore of pristine Lake Tahoe. The movie's a
slice of life from this wealthy family's songbook. Like most families,
there's a familial core slathered with dysfunction. There are always
things that family members don't like about their parents and siblings.
I just had a hard time finding a single sympathetic character in the
entire ensemble, which is a shame because this is a cast of very
capable actors. I just didn't find the story to be up to their
abilities.
If you want to know whether rich people have the same problems as
everyone else, this movie's answer is "no." They show little
appreciation for the spectacular lake, the surroundings, each other, or
the impressive summer home. I couldn't find anything to engage my
interest or my sympathy. This movie reduced me to simple observer. At
the end of the film, I don't think any of the characters were
significantly changed. Perhaps that's what happens in real life, but
it's not what I look for in a movie.
We saw this movie through the San Jose Camera Cinema Club. It was the
last film of the club's 2013/2014 season. We look forward to the next
one.
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