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25 April 2008 (Mexico)
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A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.) | add synopsis
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A good story about family and forgiveness
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(Credited cast)| Alan Arkin | ... | Flagg Purdy | |
| Lauren Holly | ... | Rachel Purdy | |
| Glenne Headly | ... | Anne Marie Purdy | |
| Barbara Dana | ... | Ada Purdy | |
| Austin Pendleton | ... | Gus Falk | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Matthew Arkin | ... | Eldon Purdy | |
| Robert Blanche | ... | Matt Durwood | |
| Lyssa Browne | ... | Tammy Purdy | |
| George Fosgate | ... | Foster Cooper | |
| Jordan Fry | ... | Porter Purdy | |
| Ernie Garrett | ... | Neighbour | |
| Jan Hoag | ... | Judge Walters | |
| Clifton James | ... | Ed McIvor | |
| Richard Kind | ... | Bill Reed | |
| Sherilyn Lawson | ... | Radio Guest (voice) | |
| Stephanie Lemelin | ... | Jenny Purdy | |
| Dawn Maxey | ... | Linette Purdy | |
| Betty Moyer | ... | Glaring Woman | |
| Daniel Quinn | ... | Travis Purdy | |
| Paul Rawson | ... | Mannie | |
| Joshua Thorpe | |||
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Rated PG-13 for brief drug content.
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Follows A Matter of Principle (1984) (TV)
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This is an independent film, not a Hollywood film. I recently had a chance to see it at the TriMedia Film Festival in Fort Collins, Colorado. It's a slow film, and slightly quirky, as is common in many independent films, but the characters are fairly well-developed characters and well-acted for the most part. As such, this is a character-driven film.
While the central plot element is the conflict between Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin) and his lifelong friend and neighbor, Gus Falk (Austin Pendleton), the story is really about Flagg's family and forgiveness. Flagg is a stubborn, prideful man who is hard to get along with. Yet, members of his family come to visit at his request, even if reluctantly. Throughout the film, the actors effectively convey the strained relationships within the family, and much of the story is watching the interactions play out between them. In the end, there isn't so much resolution as there is progress, and a degree of hope.