Academy Awards, USA 2004
| Nominee Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Patricia Clarkson |
United Artists
Directed by Peter Hedges
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, MGM)
Katie Holmes plays a young woman living in a run-down apartment in New York City. She is estranged from her suburban family, but invites them to Thanksgiving dinner since her mother has cancer. This sets in motion the events for Thanksgiving Day. She buys a turkey but at the last minute finds out the oven doesn't work. She goes door-to-door in her tenement building meeting various odd people while searching for an oven. Meanwhile, her boyfriend leaves in search of a suit to wear, and has his own misadventures on the streets. Finally, her family journeys by car and reveals their own set of problems, played mostly for comic effect. Therein lies the problem, the comedy never really works, and tends to undercut the more serious themes of the film. The final Thanksgiving meal scene is a real winner, though.
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