Alexander Payne is one of the producers of this movie and that explains the cuckoo's nestish role for Douglas (producer in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). We know Payne's previous works about negligent-parents- detached-children, such as About Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) and Sideways (Giamatti's character writes a book about his issues with his dad), and their path of finding themselves and some sort of redemption. Well here Wood's character dedicates herself onto helping her dad to move on with his life so she can move on too consequently.
The treasure they are after is the link that helps Douglas and Wood's characters explain us why parents must support and believe their children so they don't grow up to be failures (losers), or delusional. Which by the way, those were Douglas issues with his dad; therefore, Payne's favorite theme plus Douglas playing Nicholson. And then eventually we'll see Rachel producing Abigail Breslin in a remake of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf released in year 2038.
The movie is fairly well acted by both, specially Douglas who was given a great role and nailed it. Wood is perfect as the well centered daughter balancing the complete opposite of her dad's emotional (a character's formula for happy endings).
Worth seeing if it's a family holiday.
The treasure they are after is the link that helps Douglas and Wood's characters explain us why parents must support and believe their children so they don't grow up to be failures (losers), or delusional. Which by the way, those were Douglas issues with his dad; therefore, Payne's favorite theme plus Douglas playing Nicholson. And then eventually we'll see Rachel producing Abigail Breslin in a remake of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf released in year 2038.
The movie is fairly well acted by both, specially Douglas who was given a great role and nailed it. Wood is perfect as the well centered daughter balancing the complete opposite of her dad's emotional (a character's formula for happy endings).
Worth seeing if it's a family holiday.