The website's critical consensus reads, "A calm, charismatic performance from Robert De Niro nearly saves the movie, but ultimately, Everybody's Fine has the look and feel of a stereotypical Christmas dramedy. Paul McCartney wrote the ballad "(I Want to) Come Home" for the film after seeing an advance screening. The grown up children don't want their older parents to worry about them, and hide their problems and sadness. One must pay close attention to each scene because in each of these scenes, one can find some sort of message that links the whole movie together. A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children. He builds Frank from the ground up as a man who always tried to do the right thing, usually in the wrong way. While he is waiting for David, he sees one of David's paintings in a nearby art gallery window. While waiting, Amy introduces her father to a male co-worker. With his thick-lens glasses, Mateo looks out at a world that has become distorted by progress, poor eyesight and the reality of being forgotten. An excellent statement. It turns out Robert is "only" a percussionist. David reassures him that it was not his fault and leaves. The movie shows us the permanent love from parents and reminds us to review the relationship with parents. He takes it but they get into a quarrel about him being grateful for Frank's gesture. Frank is adamant that each visit be a surprise, but Robert calls Rosie to warn her of his arrival. As a result, Frank's medicine bottle falls on the floor. Looking for some great streaming picks? Another paradox occurs when Guan meets an age-appropriate woman, first on a train then unexpectedly at the airport in a country of over one billion. But it so reeks of bad faith and calculation that the message isn't worth delivering. Frank tells him that he would have been happy about him no matter how he turned out to be and that he was sorry. FAQ (And that there isn't the usual amount of shouting.) This is a sort of sentimental road movie/comedy with the obligatory festival-crowd-pleasing surreal scenes, such as people freezing up at stations or a huge balloon/jelly-fish/whatever lifting up all of Mastroianni's kids up into the air. One by one though, each of his children calls to cancel on him at the last minute. Rosie meets him at the station in a stretch limo and tells him she was in a big show that ended the previous week. “Everybody's Fine” tells the story of his journey and his discoveries along the way. ‘Everybody’s Fine’: Spoiler alert … everybody’s lying, APACE youth writing contest winners share their essays on topics…, Jamai-Bou Achaar: A quarantine kitchen’s success story wrapped in love &…, Co-founder of Support the ID Facebook group says a toxic…, Businesses still in “survival mode” as Chinatown International District small business…, Why does so much beautiful art come out of difficult times?…, Remembering Phil Hayasaka, Asian American and civi rights activist, PACE programs shift senior health care to the home during COVID-19, Job Opportunity: Racial Equity Planner with King County, Job Opportunity: Campaign Communications Specialist with Washington State Budget and Policy…, I-5 underpass park project seeking public input, Seven injured after car backs into Dim Sum King, A new global food hall in South King County opens up…, “Community helps people be their best selves,” says architect Grace Kim…, Artist Erin Shigaki and Pacific Bonsai Museum curator Aarin Packard…, Lakshmi Muirhead and Humaira Abid carve out space for the stories…, Ivan Orkin and Chris Yang team up to produce “The Gaijin*…, “Coming Home Again”: Catching up with film director Wayne Wang about…, A Tibetan American perspective on peaceful and non-peaceful protests in America, AAPI’s and voting: As Asian Americans we must band together to…, It’s time to speak out about mental illness and change the…, ‘Advantageous’: A glimpse at humanity in a dystopian future, Opinion: Make your voice count in the 2016 presidential election, Artist Erin Shigaki and Pacific Bonsai Museum curator Aarin Packard collaborate to create World War Bonsai: Remembrance and Resilience, Lakshmi Muirhead and Humaira Abid carve out space for the stories that are hardest to tell, Ivan Orkin and Chris Yang team up to produce “The Gaijin* Cookbook” — atypical, refreshingly unconventional and, yes, drool-worthy. But they don’t. Summary: Everybody's Fine follows a widower who embarks on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with each of his grown children only to discover that their lives are far from picture perfect. Frank awakens in hospital, with Amy, Robert and Rosie around his bedside. "[3] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from film critics, the film has a rating score of 47 based on 25 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". "[7] As of December 6, the film has grossed $4,027,000. There are many things he does better than anyone else alive, but playing nice isn't one of them. Despite warnings from his doctor, Frank takes a train to New York City, to see one of his sons, David. | So, Guan heads to Hanzhou where eldest daughter Qing (Yao Chen) lives in an upscale condo with her small family. There are no De Niro trademarks visible. An art director for an elite ad agency, she seems perfectly poised managing co-workers, but can’t seem to tell her own dad about her crumbling marriage. So he decides to go visit them. Can lying sometimes even for the good of a person can be positive? What will we do when the need for land lines disappears? In Brazil, Russia and Japan the film was released direct-to-DVD I have not seen "cinema paraiso" but this movie is definitely is a touching movie where 'everybody is fine' just to make one person fine. An older man decides to spend time with his children, however his children each have different plans in mind. From childhood, her parents encouraged her aspirations of being a dancer. View production, box office, & company info. That he will re-evaluate his life in the process. In a lonely hall of the bus station, during an encounter with a drug addict, Frank offers money to the drug addict. The other reviews here have far more spoilers than mine. All that could redeem this thoroughly foreseeable unfolding would be colorful characters and good acting. | A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children. When he sees his children, he sees them how they once were -- not as adults. Everybody's Fine is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Kirk Jones, and starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. If we have seen a dozen movies in our lifetime, we can feel pretty safe in predicting that each child will reveal, and present, a different kind of problem. He soon realizes his children aren't as successful as they claim to be. This movie is not lacking anything. Ashamed, Chu hides her real job, and her real lover, from her dad. Though he wrote the song from the perspective of De Niro's character, afterwards, he realized it could also be heard from the adult children's view. While that move was good, I could not see how this one is not even among the 250 best. Like Cinema Paradiso, from the same director, this film shows the limits of nostalgia -- and the magic of it. Yelling at unseen people on the phone about her missing youngest brother, Hao, she demands up-to-date information about his meditation trek to Tibet that resulted in his disappearance. Sadly it remains unavailable in DVD. A retired man who just lost his wife is expecting his adult children to come visit him, but they all blow him off, so he packs his bags and visits them instead. Unbearably poignant and affecting drama,another masterpiece from Cinema Paradiso director Tornatore, A delightful visual feast and cinematic event. With Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore. Frank scrapes up some of the crushed pills because he must take his medicine on a daily basis. After getting the runaround to his dinner invite, Guan decides to pay each one a surprise visit. The garden is his pride and joy. Gradually, the truth comes down. All three children are around the house helping cook and decorate the tree. Drew Barrymore has the central role, and as always is a magnet for our affection. Marcello Mastroianni's acting is superb, and Ennio Morricone's score is great. In Brazil, Russia and Japan the film was released direct-to-DVD. He was a distant disciplinarian, often critical, a chilly alternative to the wife who held them together. That a great deal of the American landscape will pass by on the … Frank finally walks into the dining room and they happily eat together. The splashy stage show Quan creates to recruit students for his Chinese language classes reflect a diverse audience that includes Africans. That Larry will discover things he didn't know about himself and them. Directed by Meng Zhang. David does not appear to be home and never shows up so Frank leaves him a card and leaves town to see his other children. Imaginative cinematography with sweeping, panoramic scenes are exhilarating, and there’s an ingenious shot of colorful umbrellas huddled together on a ferry in a rainstorm. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Metacritic Reviews. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Familial love and deceptions form the basis for this witty, endearing movie. Frank is not comfortable, having a feeling that all his kids are lying to him and that something is wrong about David. The last scene shows the family at Christmas. Directed by Kirk Jones. An adaptation of the original 1990 Italian film and its 2009 American remake with the exact same title, Everybody’s Fine is a Chinese version with high production value, but relatively low emotional impact. He wants to surprise them and so he does not tell them of his plans. Finally, Guan travels to picturesque Macau where his youngest daughter, Chu (Ye Qianyun), is supposedly a leading ballerina. A photographer with a deeply artistic sensibility living in Tianjin, Hao appears to be missing. This Chinese movie marks the third time this story was done. So he goes to New York, Chicago, Denver, and Las Vegas and he discovers that his children's lives are not what they tell him it is. Everybody's Fine was released on DVD and Blu-Ray February 23, 2010. | Nothing can beat "Cinema Paradiso" in tenderness, but "Stanno tutti bene" is not too far off! But here, the father is a retired geologist instead of the factory worker that DeNiro was. “Everybody's Fine” comes close, but not close enough. In general, however, my advice would be, not “rent it” (you know how I feel about that), but the more realistic “check it out if you come upon it by accident while channel-surfing.”. The children are: David, an artist who seems not to be at home in his marginal New York apartment building, but whose work is on display in the gallery downstairs; Amy (Kate Beckinsale), a Chicago advertising women with a high-flying lifestyle; Robert (Sam Rockwell), a classical musician in Denver, and Rosie (Drew Barrymore), a successful professional dancer in Las Vegas with a luxurious apartment. A male UFC boxer switches bodies with the female reporter who exposed his bribes. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. Giuseppe Tornatore is best known for the excellent, Oscar-winning "Cinema Paradiso," but unlike that film, "Everybody's Fine" is rarely talked about.

.

Wes Nelson, Jessica Ussery Net Worth, Gin On The Rocks Calories, Baekhyun Relationship, Definitely Maybe Song, Softmoc Canada Coupon, London Boulevard Book, Articuno Evolution, Mithun Chakraborty Son, The Next Best Thing Synonym, Sooyoung Net Worth, Azul Name Meaning, Ukraine Girl, Rascal Overwatch Settings, "lost Angeles" Song, Scottish Professional Football League, Oh My Ghost Ep 1, Twentieth Century (1934 Watch Online), Organization 13 Members With Pictures, Black Widow Sister, David Roper Pastor Biography, Motionless In White Motion Picture, Appleseed Render, Female Voice Over Jobs, Teach Yourself Kazakh, How Many Generations In 500 Years, St Nicholas Parish, Proud To Be A Teacher Quotes, Tnt Online Live, Movies About Italian Immigrants, Mst3k Template, Student Of The Year Full Movie With English Subtitles Watch Online, Wadjda Meaning In English, The Winter Queen Wow, Gandhi Movie Online, Oba The Last Samurai Cast, Synthetic Meaning In Gujarati, Netflix Tomboy, Mcmxiv Year, I'm A Beast Oh My God, Helen Name Meaning In Arabic, Gap Flash Sale, Film Slang Meaning, Graham Wardle Returning To Heartland Season 14, Magical Sounding Words, Kodachrome Filter App, Pokemon Shield Pokedex, S D Shibulal Net Worth, Charles Woodson Awards, Francisco De Vitoria University, Tiktok Algorithm Exposed, Close Range: Wyoming Stories Pdf, Aurelia Borderlands 3, The Kingdom Of The Winds Game, Johnny Nct Net Worth, Blurred Image, Livia Règles, How Old Was Anne Bancroft In The Graduate, Literal Translation Online, The Spitfire Grill (musical), Belarus Protests, Aerodactyl Type, Destination Wedding Ideas Europe, Foe Tools Github, Jade Instagram 6ixnine, Corpus Juris Civilis Translation, Good Vibes En Español, Battlestar Galactica: Razor (blu-ray), Nupur Sanon Instagram, Christmas Tree Sale Clearance, How Old Is Danny De La Paz, Sam Hunt New Album 2020 Songs, Seriously Single Lunga, Sam And Cat Cast Now, I Never Picked Cotton Lyrics, Cold Neffex Lyrics, Roy (film) Cast, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Spiral Movie 2019 Plot, 14 Year-old Canadian Figure Skater,