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25 July 2002 (Israel) moreTagline:
A powerful story intertwining the lives of four neighboring families as they struggle to understand each other and, ultimately, themselves. morePlot:
A series of overlapping stories about four suburban families dealing with different maladies. Esther... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Tries too hard and fails. more (37 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Glenn Close | ... | Esther Gold | |
| Dermot Mulroney | ... | Jim Train | |
| Jessica Campbell | ... | Julie Gold | |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Annette Jennings | |
| Joshua Jackson | ... | Paul Gold | |
| Moira Kelly | ... | Susan Train | |
| Robert Klein | ... | Howard Gold | |
| Timothy Olyphant | ... | Randy | |
| Mary Kay Place | ... | Helen Christianson | |
| Kristen Stewart | ... | Sam Jennings | |
| Alex House | ... | Jake Train | |
| Charlotte Arnold | ... | Sally Christianson | |
| Andrew Airlie | ... | Bruce Jennings | |
| Stephanie Mills | ... | Karen | |
| Angela Vint | ... | Tina |
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Rated R for sexual content and language.Parents Guide:
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121 min | Finland:116 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-11 | France:U | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14AFun Stuff
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Kristen Stewart's character Sam does not exist in the book. Timothy Olyphant's character Randy kidnaps a boy named Erol. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: In the opening credits when the families are being listed, the Jennings family is listed as "The Jennings." The correct plural is "The Jenningses." moreQuotes:
Randy: When you start collecting things, you start thinking you care about stuff. And when they're gone; when they break or someone steals them, you feel like a part of you is gone, too. When you have things and suddenly you don't, it feels like you disappeared. Nothing should make you feel that way... Except when you lose a person moreSoundtrack:
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The film feels like a mix of Happiness, American Beauty, The Ice Storm, and Short Cuts, but it isn't as good as any of them. There is of course a sense of black comedy (at least in the first half) which works quite nicely, but the drama bits never pay off. There is at least one family too many to spend time with (the Christiansons don't really have anything to do with the other stories), and the script is at times too vague for its own good. Moreover, the ending doesn't really ties things together as it should.
Of the actors, I liked Mulroney's inept family man the best, but Glenn Close, and Patricia Clarkson were also good. All in all, the film spread itself too thin and there was a sense of aloofness, and lack of focus that dragged it down. I think it would have worked better if they had emphazised the comedy bits more and trimmed it down a bit as well.