![]() We got snippets, but not enough to fully understand or connect.ĭespite the number of characters, the Altman family was everyone’s family. Tina Fey’s role, for example, was good, something different for her, but there wasn’t enough time spent explaining important aspects of her character’s past. I can see how this wouldn’t have been a problem in Jonathan Tropper’s novel, but it didn’t translate as well in the screenplay. With at least 10 major characters, no one got an adequate amount of time for backstory or very much depth at all. The sheer number of characters ended up being the film’s weakest point. Their mother Hillary (Jane Fonda), a successful author, has used her own family’s - often embarrassing - stories to make a living, a fact that still mortifies her children.īut “This Is Where I Leave You” wasn’t solely about the Altman children it was about their spouses, their kids, their neighbors and some old high school acquaintances as well. Paul, the oldest, is the most traditionally successful one Wendy, the only girl, is the mothering one and Phillip, the youngest, is the family screw-up. ![]() ![]() His siblings Paul (Corey Stoll), Wendy (Tina Fey) and Phillip (Adam Driver) are all amusing stereotypes of their roles in the family. Jason Bateman plays his typical character as Judd Altman, a 30-something who recently lost his wife, his house and his job in the same day. The dramedy opened this past weekend with one of the most star-studded casts currently in the box-office. ![]()
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