The first thing you notice about this film is that it has well-known actors: Katie Holmes as the family's black sheep, Patricia Clarkson as the sick mother, Oliver Jones as the tender father and Sean Hayes as the weird neighbour. But unlike other low budget movies with stars (for example Four Rooms), this actually works really well.
This movie is about a family, the Burns'. April isn't in good terms with the rest of the family so she invites all of them for supper at Thanksgiving Day. The middle section of the film gives hints about what has driven the family to the current situation while the rest of the family is driving towards New York where April lives. And at the same time April is having trouble with cooking.
I really liked Hedges' directing and the acting seemed very natural and those two made this movie really intense. A good movie, worth watching.
This movie is about a family, the Burns'. April isn't in good terms with the rest of the family so she invites all of them for supper at Thanksgiving Day. The middle section of the film gives hints about what has driven the family to the current situation while the rest of the family is driving towards New York where April lives. And at the same time April is having trouble with cooking.
I really liked Hedges' directing and the acting seemed very natural and those two made this movie really intense. A good movie, worth watching.