Plot
Four siblings implode after the release of a book written about them.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 5.6/10 (1,738 voted)

Critic's Score: 27/100

Director: Barry W. Blaustein

Stars: Michael C. Hall, Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson

Storyline
On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.

Cast:
Lewis Black - Narrator (voice)
Ron Rifkin - Henry Meyerwitz
Rainn Wilson - Joel Meyerwitz
Taraji P. Henson - Mary
Sarah Silverman - Cheri Meyerwitz
Stephen Tobolowsky - Ephraim
Nicholas Hormann - Ted
Lesley Ann Warren - Marilyn
Judy Greer - Laura
Michael C. Hall - Jack Meyerwitz
Kate Mara - Meg
Ben Schwartz - Nathan Meyerwitz
Michael McDonald - British Director
Troian Bellisario - Film Set P.A. (as Troian Avery Bellisario)
Alicia Witt - Amy Harrison

Taglines: All your family's dirty little secrets. Now a #1 best seller.

Official Website: Official site |

Release Date: 25 March 2011

Filming Locations: Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Opening Weekend: $6,702 (USA) (27 March 2011) (3 Screens)

Gross: $10,908 (USA) (10 April 2011)

Trivia:
The hand with different colored painted nails in the beauty salon Michael C. Hall entered in the movie was the same as the "Ice Truck Killer's" trophy on Michael C. Hall's Emmy winning show Dexter.

Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: Henry Meyerwitz had never wanted any children. But when he had his first, he remembered an old proverb. Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. So he had more. And once a year, his sins, all grown up, gathered to celebrate his birthday. He didn't want to be there. They didn't want to be there. This year however, a book came out that made it even worse.

Not Too Bad

Rating: 6/10

This movie about a dysfunctional family being torn apart by a book published by the youngest member of the clan, Nathan, is a decent way to spend an hour and twenty minutes.

Of course, with its TV-bred cast, (Judy Greer, Michael C. Hall, Rainn Wilson, & Sarah Silverman), narration and short length, this film comes off more like a middle episode of a sitcom. In itself it is not extremely satisfying, though it has some good moments both of humor and drama.

And that's important. The trailer may not make this seem like a movie with any dramatic weight, but it is. There are some funny moments, but the more dramatic ones overshadow those. This is a dramedy that is trying to market itself as comedy. That said, these actors handle the dramatic moments incredibly well, especially coming from such comedic backgrounds.

Don't expect this to be the film adaptation of Arrested Development some people are making this out to be; though it has some funny moments (really genuinely laughable things), it's not the laugh-riot you'd expect an Arrested Development movie to be.

So yeah, in a nutshell, this movie is a well-done (if but slightly average) dramatic movie with good comedic moments.

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