Stanno tutti bene
Directed by:
Kirk JonesCinematography:
Henry BrahamComposer:
Dario MarianelliCast:
Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Kate Moennig, Lucian Maisel, James Frain, Melissa Leo, Brendan Sexton III, Mattie Hawkinson (more)VOD (2)
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Frank Goode (Robert De Niro) has spent his adult life working in a local wire factory earning every dollar he can to support his family. Recently retired, he realizes that over the years he has spent too little time with his four children and that it’s time to reconnect. Frank’s late wife was always his main point of contact with his kids but he decides that it’s now his responsibility to keep an eye on them. He is inspired to invite the whole extended family for a barbeque weekend. Preparations go well until one by one, such is modern life, they all have good reason to cancel. Despite a strict warning from his doctor, Frank takes matters into his own hands and packs a bag before setting out on a journey across the US with the intention of surprising each of his children and wallowing in their success and happiness.
Frank travels to see his son David ‘the artist’ in New York, his daughter who is ‘high up in advertising’ in Chicago, his son Robert ‘the orchestral conductor’ in Denver and finally Rosie his youngest who is a ‘dancer in a Vegas show’ but before long it becomes clear to Frank that his children are not quite as happy or successful as his wife had always reported. Returning home from a journey that ends with the revelation of a family tragedy, Frank has the insight and confidence to report to his wife that despite everything “everybody’s fine.” (official distributor synopsis)
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A pleasant picture with an excellent cast. De Niro’s presence alone was enough to convince Sam Rockwell, Drew and Kate to agree to the role of his children. And all of them naturally want to shine in front the old man, so they do their very best, but daddy is still number one and outshines them all, pulling occasional trumps from his sleeve. The story is actually a kind of a retirement road movie about family values. I like this kind of movie and here they didn’t hesitate to push it to the limit and beyond.
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Though sentimental in a typical American fashion, Everybody’s Fine is a sincere and kind reminder of family values. Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale and Drew Barrymore enjoy every scene with their acting idol De Niro to the fullest, which is probably the best thing about the movie.
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The cast is good, but overall it's simply weak. The only one who has truly interesting role here is Robert De Niro, which is sometimes disrupted by unnecessary flashbacks that at least have an interesting concept. It's too straightforward, too simple, and ultimately too long because it's actually not about much.
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I don't know the Italian original, but if it's better, I can't imagine how. Everybody's Fine is a film that must grab everyone's heart. Not just people who have parent/child issues. De Niro gives a great performance, his "old man" is exactly what you expect - smiling, suspicious, often disappointed and now and then dog-eyed, yet still searching for the meaning of everything that is happening around him. I give it four stars and a bit of a fifth because I was incredibly moved by the whole thing... And I don't just mean the "Why did you lie to me?" scene from the table talk. I would never have imagined what the sight of ordinary telephone wires can do to a person. Actually, sorry, I mean their PVC packaging. Are you looking for a drama that will make you laugh, think and move you, and after which you will leave the movie theater satisfied with a smile on your lips? Here you go.
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