This is Where I Leave You
Just a quick note to let you all know how much I enjoyed the film adaptation of the Jonathan Tropper novel, This is Where I Leave You . (Tropper adapted his novel for the screen; the film is directed by Shawn Levy ). Bravo to casting director Cindy Tolan for assembling such a winning ensemble. Jane Fonda ( The Newsroom ) is the Altman family matriarch, Hilary, and when her husband dies, she tells her children it was their father's dying wish to have his family sit shiva together. And so, the children gather. There's the eldest son, Paul, played by the terrific Corey Stoll ( House of Cards ). His wife is Alice ( Kathryn Hahn ), who also happened to date one of Paul's younger brothers, Judd ( Jason Bateman ). Judd is going through his own tsuris , having just found out his wife had been cheating on him with his boss. Paul and Judd's sister is Wendy, and the typically acerbic Tina Fey turns in a touching, sincere performance as the grieving sister whose...