LOVE THE COOPERS
Directed by Jessie Nelson
Screenplay by Steven Rogers
Starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman
When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
Well I was able to go to a screening of Love The Coopers. So thank you Gofo for sending me a pass.
There is a lot going on in this film, so I will break it down for you.
Hank Cooper (Ed Helms) and Angie ( Alex Borstein), are divorced. Hank is soft and struggling to find work. While Angie is on him about being soft. Not an interesting story and kind of negative.
Charlotte and Sam Cooper are the parents of the family who are trying to get through one last Christmas then they are getting divorced. It seemed unrealistic and a downer.
Charlie Cooper (Timothee' Chalamet) is in love with Lauren (Molly Gordon). They are both teenagers and this part was likable and funny. However in the end it is oddly corny. I like corny but it was more odd.
Ruby (Amanda Seyfried) is a waitress and has a regular customer Bucky (Alan Arkin). They are more like dad and daughter. This worked, however the ending of their storyline fell flat.
Emma (Marisa Tomei), sister of Charlotte, is arrested for shop lifting. We see her drive around in the squad car with Officer Williams (Anthony Mackie). Even though they are both very good actors this story was not needed and could have been left on the floor.
Eleanor Cooper (Olivia Wilde) is just hanging out in the airport stalling so she will not have to visit family. There she meets up with Joe (Jake Lacy) and they have kind of have a Before Sunrise relationship. This was very intriguing and enjoyable to watch, until you start to realize that Eleanor is not just funny/smartass, but she is an asshole and you then want Joe to run away quick.
At the end the stories get wrapped up into one big Christmas Bow. However I do not know how it got from sadness in point A to hugs in Point B. It was like the screenwriter tried to push...this will be a happy ending dammit if it kills me!!
The film tries desperately to be Love Actually....there is just too much of an umbrella of sadness to enjoy, like we all enjoyed Love Actually. Yes Love Actually had sad parts but it also had joy and hope. This kind of lacked that. 2 1/2 stars...mainly for a couple story lines for Love The Coopers.
OH!!!! The dog is damn cute!!
As always thanks for your time.
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