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Where's the rest of the movie?
I actually went to Blockbuster (I hate the one in my area) to find this movie because I'd heard it was pretty good and Julianne Moore and Noah Wyle are two of my favorite actors. So I get home and I start watching it. The characters were unique and well written, but they seriously needed to work out their issues, especially Warren and his father. In the scene where his father is dancing with his girlfriend just cuts after Warren shoves his father to the ground (you'll see why he did it if you rent this movie)! I was hoping to see how everyone else reacted, because it seemed like an integral part of the scene and I expected Warren to start working out his daddy issues, but it doesn't seem to happen. And the movie ends with Warren leaving and not actually bringing it up! Now that may have been the point, but even if it is, there's still a major writing flaw. A major part of writing anything is to have some sort of conflict that changes the character. How has Warren changed? He's still disgruntled and terrified of his father. The only things that salvaged this movie were great performances and well written characters. The story as a whole tanked.

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Creepy - nobody EVER discusses anything REAL ..........
I've watched this movie several times - to see if I missed anything before, just to see it again, because it's mesmerising (for me, anyway), and because I'm secretly hoping that it wasn't really THAT sick ......... the acting, photography, direction were all superb - the message came across so very true to life in every way ........... and because of all that, I often watch it when it's re-run on the tube; Noah Wyle does an excellent job of portaying the son who suffered so pointedly, the betrayal that goes on in this family - and as in all (or most anyway) families - this one is affected via the trickle down of the tone set by the parents - the father - Roy Scheider - isn't just distant; he's downright mean and destructive - blurred from being discerned clearly, because of his eccentricities - although I did feel that he contrived all of those too. And Blythe Danner did an excellent job of portraying the mother who goes on for decades overlooking her husband's cruel streaks, his creepy deceits, his silence, anger, and his tone-setting refusal to tolerate open communication; in spite of all this unpleasantness in the household, and the effect this all has/had on the now grown children - I enjoy this movie because it all "hangs together" so real and true. It's hard to believe that in this day and age, that there surely are families like this - who simply never communicate openly atall - ever!

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disfunctional Wyle
lots of love making in this one. Wyle gives a great role as the son of a father and their lives arent really great as Wyle comes back after he is gone for awhile. Roy Schider is great too as Wyle's dad. people will note if there Alias fans that Michael Vartan of Alias is in this movie. powerful piece with some dry emotions.