
Judy and Allen are 70 years old, retired now, and at that point in their unremarkable marriage and lives that the farthest the day calls them from the crossword puzzle is to the Fairway supermarket. On one such excursion they run into two of their son Andrew's teachers from high school who want Andrew to return to New York to teach at his alma mater. Judy promises to pass the offer along, concealing the disappointment that she rarely speaks to her son. In the day that follows... (Full plot summary below)
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Judy and Allen are 70 years old, retired now, and at that point in their unremarkable marriage and lives that the farthest the day calls them from the crossword puzzle is to the Fairway supermarket. On one such excursion they run into two of their son Andrew's teachers from high school who want Andrew to return to New York to teach at his alma mater. Judy promises to pass the offer along, concealing the disappointment that she rarely speaks to her son. In the day that follows she spirals into a regret which ends in her epiphany to remedy her relationship with him. Immediately. And face-to-face. But since she's terrified of flying they must drive. Across the country to Los Angeles. Along for what began as a casual drive to the beach, Judy and Allen's two unmarried, thirty-something daughters, Emily and Maggie, find themselves roped into this odyssey. Even though Allen doesn't tear up the road, all the family and marital dirt is dug up.
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| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressIf you have the chance to be an onlooker on the Wagner's family trip though, you should drop everything and get on board. |
| TV GuideKen FoxThis curious blend of fact and fiction is ultimately worth the trip -- just don't forget to pack the Advil. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseWhat starts out seeming courageous rapidly reveals itself as a narcissistic, opportunistic stunt. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.It's a self-indulgent, utterly painful film that attempts to explore all sorts of genres, but it fails. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansThe result is a funny and sometimes touching docu-comedy, sort of like watching your parents if they were in the middle of a Woody Allen movie. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonWhat initially seems hard to watch, even excruciating at times, becomes hard not to, a fascinating fiction that seems to be more real than just about any actual documentary you can imagine. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekPretty much a stunt, and not an entirely successful one...on balance the nuggets are embedded in just too much dross. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreIt's fiction -- but it's fiction with the cutting edge of truth. It's so funny, it hurts. |
| VarietyScott FoundasBrutally truthful, funny and touching in nearly equal measure. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThis isn't a movie, it's a thingamajig - frequently as off-putting as can be, but unassailably one of a kind. |