
Frank Goode lives by himself in Elmira, NY, a recent widower with heart trouble, retired from a factory job, proud of having pushed his adult children toward success. In the summer, all four kids bail on a reunion, so, against doctor's orders, Frank decides to surprise each with a visit. He sets out to see his artist son in New York City, his daughter the ad exec in Chicago, his son the conductor on tour and presently in Denver, and his daughter who's a performer in Vegas. No... (Full plot summary below)
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Frank Goode lives by himself in Elmira, NY, a recent widower with heart trouble, retired from a factory job, proud of having pushed his adult children toward success. In the summer, all four kids bail on a reunion, so, against doctor's orders, Frank decides to surprise each with a visit. He sets out to see his artist son in New York City, his daughter the ad exec in Chicago, his son the conductor on tour and presently in Denver, and his daughter who's a performer in Vegas. None are as he imagines or hopes. Will they let him see themselves as they are, and can this dad adapt?
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| New York PostKyle SmithAfter seeing Everybody's Fine, Paul McCartney offered to write a song that plays over the closing credits. That may be because the whole movie is like a celluloid McCartney tune: warm and playful and sweetly earnest, but lightly funny, too, and crafted with consummate skill. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNow comes this American version, which turns out to be the exception, an American remake that's better than the European original. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierHere, the actor (Di Niro) dials it down and wins us over. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips"Relief" is the word for it. It's a relief to see Robert De Niro giving an honest, effective starring performance in a project that does not stink and that, in fact, rises to a respectable level of filmmaking proficiency. How long has it been? |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyDe Niro's minimalist performance has maximum emotional impact and succeeds in unifying the episodic film. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie works because so much of what's on screen will resonate with viewers. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayAt one point, Frank contemplates a wheeled suitcase and infuses in that one moment the sweetness and vulnerability of E.T. See Everybody's Fine, but one piece of advice: Phone home first. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThis is sentimental but dramatically solid, its placid themes fortified by De Niro. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAll that could redeem this thoroughly foreseeable unfolding would be colorful characters and good acting. Everybody's Fine comes close, but not close enough. |
| The SpectatorHarriet WaughI had great hopes that the film was going to develop into a thriller, but it was not to be. |