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In Memory of My Father (2008) Certificate 15

In Memory of My Father
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Rated 2.0 stars
Average rating
(44%)
 
Starring: Christopher Jaymes | Judy Greer | Jeremy Sisto | Nicholle Tom | Christine Lakin | Pat Healey | Eric Michael Cole | Monet Mazur | Matt Keeslar | Meadow Sisto | Todd Rulapaugh | Tom Carroll | David Austin | Andrew Henry
Director: Christopher Jaymes
Studio: SCANBOX ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 92 mins
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Languages: English
Released: August 29, 2008

The adult children of a Hollywood mogul decide to take drugs, screw around and film the entire thing for posterity. These individuals are so injured by life they can't help but wince from and lash out at any attempt to connect. The youngest son has been bribed by his estranged father to videotape dad's death and the subsequent aftermath. The subsequent wake consists of the family gathering together while it is falling apart in every other sense. Some doses of ecstasy, some well-timed comic barbs and those damn cameras all further exaggerate the drama of their lives. Collected all in one house, the family will have a little love and lots and lots of screaming.

Rating of 2 stars out of 5
Time Out

If youre a fan of jaundiced views of Hollywood or unedifying portraits of dysfunctional families, look no further...

Highest rated reviews

3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2.0 stars
Don't waste your time

A Customer from Bridgwater, 14th September, 2008

It didn't do it for me, very poor. Don't waste your time.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 0.0 stars
Unwatchable

A Customer from Brechin, 25th October, 2008

I tried to watch this for more than ten minutes, and despite forwarding to the next chapters, I'm sorry to say it didn't get any better. I would seriously give this movie a 0 rating.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1.0 stars
Disappointing!

A Customer from Hounslow, 17th October, 2008

I was really looking forward to seeing this film as I liked the title and the synopsis appealed to me but it was a sorely disappointing viewing experience. The film felt messy and unstructured and I did not find any of the characters compelling in any way. This is no 'story', There is no compelling protagonist or antagonist. I struggled to make myself watch the whole thing, constantly hoping the film would get more interesting but it never did. It felt like I was watching a random series of uninteresting characters having pointless, random conversations in different rooms in this big mansion. I really wanted to like this film but it was very boring and did not move me in anyway and I did not care about any of the characters. I really regretted renting this film!

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
Great!

Mosco from , 22nd September, 2008

I just watched this and couldn't believe the other reviewers never liked it. It's just about relationships but it's all based in one house with everyone there in honour of the families father who has just passed away. The actors do really convincing jobs and the script is great. The more into the film it goes and you get to know the characters more, the better it becomes and I felt wholly satisfied at the end. Great soundtrack by Belle and Sebastien too.

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Most recent reviews

Rated 0.0 stars
Oh dear!

awakeasleep from , 8th February, 2010

What a shame I was sooo looking forward to this film. The synopsis sounds much better than the film actually is. The humor is so suttle blink and you'll miss it. Very slow moving. I cant help thinking if the british did a version of this film it would be way way better. Its not that bad but wished I'd have used my allocation to have watched something else

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Rated 0.0 stars
Quite spectacular crap

hollyemily from , 2nd September, 2009

A lesson in self-indulgent s***t. Painful on every level. Well done.

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Rated 1.0 stars
One word

A Customer from York, 29th August, 2009

Horrendous. I anticipated this film would be really witty and interesting, sadly it was a great disappointment. The actors are so unbelievably wooden and the film moves along at a snails pace. I couldn't bear to sit through it, and I wouldn't reccommend for anybody else to try to put themselves through it either!!

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