Celia Green (Patricia Clarkson) gathers her family for labor day weekend at the Lake Tahoe family lakehouse. Her son Theo Green brings his friends Luke, Nora and Sean Oakes. Her other son Roger Green and Vanessa arrive with some troubles and a case of water. Celia tells her friends Vivian and Jeannie that she and Malcolm are considering selling the house. Theo is a writer on Blake Curtis' TV show and he has invited her to the house. Hector and Maria Castillo are the help around the house.
It's yet another dysfunctional family. They're not funny or terribly dramatic. They are simply a bunch of people each with their idiotic quirks. Celia with her money obsession seems set up for a reveal of family financial problems. Then it turns out that it is simply another silly personal quirk. It's rich people with rich people problem. Every once in awhile, they get to a real problem and it feels refreshing like minty water. However most of the movie feels empty and without calories. Maybe there's a real reason why she wants to sell the house. In which case, that should be the central reveal which could lead to family discourse and reconciliation.
It's yet another dysfunctional family. They're not funny or terribly dramatic. They are simply a bunch of people each with their idiotic quirks. Celia with her money obsession seems set up for a reveal of family financial problems. Then it turns out that it is simply another silly personal quirk. It's rich people with rich people problem. Every once in awhile, they get to a real problem and it feels refreshing like minty water. However most of the movie feels empty and without calories. Maybe there's a real reason why she wants to sell the house. In which case, that should be the central reveal which could lead to family discourse and reconciliation.