Title: A very unlikeable bunch
Product review: You probably won't really like or identify with any of the characters in this old-fashioned family drama of dysfunction behind the normal facade. No one really rings all that true, either. So, you're left to wade through the film-making technique, which relies on a lot of time-shifting and flashbacks that become a bit confusing because they are so short and frequent. It takes awhile before it dawns on you who is who here besides the evil dad, Willem DaFoe, who looks the same in flashback and today. Julia Roberts doesn't have much to do, either, as the long-suffering mom who looks the other way at her husband's child abuse. You also won't care for scenes of fish being blown up with fire-crackers. All in all, this 2012 movie is not likely to win a big audience.
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