French comedy/drama from director Arnaud Desplechin about a fractured and highly disfunctional family that upon hearing that their mother is terminally ill, decides to reunite for Christmas. This movie is odd, or at least it had an odd effect on me. Every character is simultaneously unlikable and magnetic. Plot-wise, there is no beginning or end, it's all middle. Taken scene by scene, this really cooks; the all-star cast is excellent. However, none of these leopards change their spots. When it's all over, it's just been a blur of merrymaking, affection, insults, neurosis, booze, and nursing grudges...just like the holidays.
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