I saw the film at the Nashville Film Festival. It was beautifully done,from cinematography to the acting. It's the story of a father and son,and how they come to appreciate each other during a family crisis.Beautifully written with dialog that never rings false, the filmshowcases the acting talents of Paul Reiser and Peter Falk, amongothers in this outstanding cast. The film begins with the aging father(Peter Falk)is trying to figure out why his wife (Olympia Dukakis) hasleft him. The father presents himself, unannounced, on the doorstep ofhis son and daughter-in-law. The father and son take off the next dayto look at some property and end up taking a classic road trip. Theyfish, play pool, watch a baseball game, get drunk, get involved in abarroom brawl, and dance with strange women. But more important, theyeach confront the unspoken tensions that can affect any family. It'sthe kind of film that touches the heart and makes one appreciate thosewho are closest to them.

I saw this film back at the 2005 Palm Springs International Festivaland of the 14 films I saw there I would rank this #4. The 900+ theaterwas full and at the end it received a standing ovation. This wasclassic Peter Falk if you are a Falk fan and displayed a lot ofchemistry between the Peter Falk and Paul Reiser characters. The film'stitle seemed to long and too odd sounding to me. I am surprised thisdidn't make it into general release. This was far better than themajority of junk that the major studios throw at you. Maybe too adultin that it was geared to the baby boomer and senior audience. A lot ofpeople could relate to situations in this movie. This will probablyenjoy a revival of sorts years from now when people look back at thisfilm and consider it a kind of a gem. I would rate this 8.0 to 8.5 on ascale of 10 and definitely recommend it.

We just returned from a showing of "The Thing About My Folks" at theSanta Barbara Film Festival, and couldn't help pondering why this filmdoes not have national distribution. Peter Falk's performance of thefather was sheer genius. Paul Reiser's script was insightful and verytender. The cinematography was breathtaking:What could be morebeautiful than autumn in upper New York State with the the changing ofthe leaves. (Especially as seen from the seat of a 1936 Ford). If thisfinally does get national distribution, I'm certain Peter Falk will beup for some kind of acting award. His depiction of the 'father whoworked too hard' was brilliant. My husband and I laughed and cried. Ata time when war rages abroad, it's such a relief to see a film with nocar chases, explosions, and senseless gun battles. This was a lovelyfilm. Good luck to the creators.