KATE AND ALEX (CATHERINE KEENER AND OLIVER PLATT) LIVE NEXT DOOR TO ANDRA (ANN GUILBERT) WHO IS 91 AND ABOUT TO DIE. KATE AND ALEX OWN ANDRA'S APARTMENT AND PLAN TO EXPAND INTO IT WHEN SHE DOES DIE. KATE AND ALEX HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ABBY (SARAH STEELE) WHO HAS ACNE AND SELF-IMAGE PROBLEMS. TAKING CARE OF ANDRA ARE HER TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS MARY AND REBECCA (AMANDA PEET AND REBECCA HALL). THIS MOVIE EXPLORES THEIR LIVES ALONE AND WITH EACH OTHER.
THIS WAS A QUIRKY COMEDY. IT WON'T HAVE YOU ROLLING ON THE FLOOR; THE COMEDY IS GENUINE BUT ALSO VERY SUBTLE. KATE IS A GOOD HEARTED PERSON WHO IS SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN HER LIFE AND IS TRYING TO FIND THAT THROUGH HELPING HOMELESS PEOPLE. ALEX IS SOMEWHAT CAREFREE AND IS JUST ATTEMPTING TO LIVE HIS LIFE. ABBY IS YOUR TYPICAL TEEN: A BIT REBELLIOUS, A LOT SELF-CONSCIOUS AND JUST TRYING TO FIND HERSELF. MARY IS A BORDERLINE ALCOHOLIC WHO IS OBSESSED WITH TANNING AND SAYS WHAT SHE IS THINKING WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES. REBECCA IS SOMEWHAT OF A WALLFLOWER WHO IS LOOKING FOR A RELATIONSHIP. AND ANDRA IS A CRANKY OLD WOMAN WHO THE REST ONLY PUT UP WITH SINCE THEY ALL THINK SHE IS ABOUT TO DIE. THIS IS A WELL WRITTEN WELL ACTED SLICE OF LIFE COMEDY WITH MANY CHARACTERS WHO ARE JUST A LITTLE OFF CENTER.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE A BEHIND THE SCENES, OUTTAKES AND AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR.
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