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It\u2019s time to sit shiva with a slew of stars and 2014\u2032s This Is Where I Leave You<\/i>. Adapted from Jonathan Tropper from his own novel and directed by Night at the Museum<\/i>\u2019s Shawn Levy, the film casts Jason Bateman as a man whose life falls apart at the hour of his father\u2019s death. His mother, played by Jane Fonda, then tasks the entire family to sit shiva in his honor and seriocomic hijinks ensue. Levy would cast a feast of famous and noteworthy names to fill out the friends and family (including Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Kathryn Hahn, Corey Stoll, and more), but their combined skills were not enough to lift the film\u2019s dated humor and stuck-in-neutral emotions off the ground.<\/p>\n
The film debuted as a TIFF gala and was critically dismissed, with audiences feeling similarly underwhelmed upon release a few weeks later. This week, we talk about how the film sidesteps around a quite non-Jewish cast and where it places in the Fonda\u2019s late-career era. We also discuss Fey\u2019s limitations with her many crying scenes, our favorite performances from the Girls<\/i>, and the 2014 TIFF lineup.<\/p>\n
Topics also include Fonda\u2019s most recent Oscar nomination for The Morning After<\/i>, Tonys being awarded to movie stars, and the Wine Country Film Festival.<\/p>\n
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