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Robert Ackerman (writer)
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A weekend in a summer house, where six late twenties friends have reunited. A series of life crises force them to confront their relationships and lives, leading them to discover what it really means to grow up. full summary | add synopsis
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(Credited cast) | Elon Gold | ... | Paul |
 | Jean Louisa Kelly | ... | Laura |
 | Michael Kelly | ... | Fisher |
 | Jonathan LaPaglia | ... | Stan |
 | Amanda Peet | ... | Julia |
 | Sybil Temtchine | ... | Kate (as Sybil Temchen) |
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Rated R for sexual content, some drug use and language.
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I saw this a few years ago and it has STAYED with me. Not only is the cinematography excellent, but Amanda Peet shines. So does the entire ensemble. You watch this movie, rapt, riveted, and laughing about bonobos' sex lives, and then suddenly you feel sobered and you're soul searching and wondering whether you, like these characters, can truly account for each passing birthday. It's really a movie about growing up, like it or not, and how hard that can be. That's one reason why I loved the scene, at the beginning, of children jumping into a beautiful lake.
At the end it's the adults who plunge in. I think the filmmakers are trying to say that we all have a childlike spirit within us that keeps us young but also sometimes keeps us from growing up.
I totally recommend