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You can't go wrong with two of the best low-key actors in the business right now.The entire ensemble cast did a good job of trying to seem like real people. It worked to a certain extent if you suspend your disbelief.You could actually see them splitting up and getting back together and splitting up, ad nauseum. They weren't perfect but they were trying real hard at it.I liked the tightness of the script and the tying up of all the loose ends. They weren't the Cosby's (Huxtables) or the Connors. They were somewhere right in the middle.This was a good working of a family sit-com too rich for 90's TV.

I remember for the past few years seeing this movie listed on prime. I wanted so badly to like this movie since it was set in the 90s. The young daughter's language was disrespectful, but from my life experience, I found that part of that behavior is spot on with some angry teen girls from 90s. I did not like seeing people being intimate in the first seconds of the movie. I skip through most of it and was glad when it ended. This is not worth it if you do not care to see unnecessary sex scenes. The older sister's infidelity was beforehand seen when she ran into that person at a party. I wished they would have extended more on the 90s era. It was slow and I still don't know when it actually begin. I waited all this time to watch this and it was not worth it!

This movie handled the topic of cheating well, in my opinion, especially for the time frame before cell phones and social media. Remembering what it was like pre-cell phones you just never really knew what was going on for anyone else until you got that voicemail or saw them in person. I wasn't expecting a "blast from the past" huge dose of 90's nostalgia and I don't think it needed any of the gimmicks. They kept everything on a realistic level and it was both funny and sad throughout.

This is a good movie. This shows an innocence about people even in the face of a flawed character which was present in the '90s. Nowadays everyone knows everything, they are too crass, too indignant in general. These girls are flawed but childlike, and it reminds us of the mistakes we made, albeit wrapped in a sense of innocence. These days movies and shows portray teenagers and 20 somethings with unrealistic hardness and lack of self respect. The dad is such a good actor with such sensitivity and an old soul quality. I loved watching the scenes he was in. The daughter's husband is in Transparent, and he's equally outstanding in his acting skills with his vulnerability in this movie. I gave it four stars because there is the slightest bit of cheese in the atmosphere, especially when the older daughter is in the scene, but you'll forgive her for it for some reason. This movie's audience is probably primarily teenaged girls and women in their twenties. They will enjoy it immensely. Edie Falco delivers her expected genuine performance. The younger daughter and her boyfriend have a chemistry which is better than most actors beyond their years. I recommend this movie.

The reviews for this movie were so varied that I decided to watch it to judge for myself. I was actually pleased by the movie. The acting is good, the plot, albeit simple, moves along at a decent pace, and all in all, I enjoyed it.One actress, the woman who plays the mother, is exceptional. I was so impressed with her facial expressions, as they convey so much emotion. I really like that whoever cast this movie put her opposite the actor who plays the father, for he manages to keep his facial expressions to a minimum. The contrast is great.I was impressed by acting of the actress who plays the younger daughter, but I wish more time had been spent on explaining and developing her character and in providing a backdrop for the odd personal dynamics within the family.One reviewer commented that there was over-acting in this movie. That has to be in reference to the actress who plays the older daughter. However, I think that she is playing the role as written - just a guess on my part, but I don't think she is "over-acting."

This movie covers a vast amount of family dynamics. Starting with the breadwinning mother/wife in the 90's when women were starting to get high powered careers. Hillary Clinton was a role model, hence the mother dons the pink business suite and does the copycat hairstyle. There is so much in this movie that the only way it could be missed is by a viewer lacking in any life experience. I can't say enough about it. It is one of the best true to life movies I have scene in a very long time. There was something called "Heroin Chic" in the nineties. The Calvin Klein models dressed to follow this look of being "Heroin Chic" It had a bad effect and it's touched on in this film. There are so many subtle gestures and some no-so-subtle comments in this movie that cover the truth behind our actions in life.

More of these please! The trouble begins when we pretend to be something we aren't. We're all just human beings, accept it, you'll be better off.

I have seen this for decades. The privileged children who say anything to their parents under the age of 18 who pays not one freaking bill in the household. Its not cute. This is that reflection of what a segment of our population is referring to in the real world...one segment of our society would get a back hand, Sometimes I can't stomach these rolls but its probably common for the writers and their lives. Now we are in a age where we easily say the "f" word even to our parents and we deem this as entertainment. These parents I must say are better than most of the other parents in other movies. Incredible but at the end of the day boring and annoying.