I saw "Love the Coopers", starring John Goodman-Argo, Revenge of the Nerds; Diane Keaton-Mama's Boy, The Godfather:Part 3; Alan Arkin-Argo, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone; Amanda Seyfried-Pan, Alpha Dog and Olivia Wilde-The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Alpha Dog.
This movie looks like it's going to be a fun holiday movie, at least that is the impression that I got from the trailers I saw. It is a comedy but it is also a drama. In other words, it's not JUST a comedy. John and Diane are a married couple-40 years together-that are having their annual family Christmas get together for the whole family. Only problem is, it's a dysfunctional family. John and Diane are contemplating getting a divorce but Diane wants to wait until after one last celebration before breaking the bad news to everyone. Alan is the grandpa that spends his days at a local diner-he hates the food there- just so he can see Amanda. There is a little age difference between them but she reminds him of his youth and he enjoys her company. Olivia is one of John and Diane's kids and Olivia has to lie to them about her relationship status-there is no one in her life-because she doesn't want her parents to be disappointed in her. Like I said, it is a comedy but not just a comedy. The cast is good and the family dog narrates the movie. FYI: Listen closely to the dog's voice and see if you can tell that it's Steve Martin. It's rated "PG-13" for thematic elements, language and sexual content-no nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 47 minutes. If you are the type of person that likes a little different in your Christmas movies, you might like this one. Otherwise, it would be a good rental.
This movie looks like it's going to be a fun holiday movie, at least that is the impression that I got from the trailers I saw. It is a comedy but it is also a drama. In other words, it's not JUST a comedy. John and Diane are a married couple-40 years together-that are having their annual family Christmas get together for the whole family. Only problem is, it's a dysfunctional family. John and Diane are contemplating getting a divorce but Diane wants to wait until after one last celebration before breaking the bad news to everyone. Alan is the grandpa that spends his days at a local diner-he hates the food there- just so he can see Amanda. There is a little age difference between them but she reminds him of his youth and he enjoys her company. Olivia is one of John and Diane's kids and Olivia has to lie to them about her relationship status-there is no one in her life-because she doesn't want her parents to be disappointed in her. Like I said, it is a comedy but not just a comedy. The cast is good and the family dog narrates the movie. FYI: Listen closely to the dog's voice and see if you can tell that it's Steve Martin. It's rated "PG-13" for thematic elements, language and sexual content-no nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 47 minutes. If you are the type of person that likes a little different in your Christmas movies, you might like this one. Otherwise, it would be a good rental.