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Oct 13, 2017 · Reviews. The Meyerowitz Stories. Odie Henderson October 13, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Of the many human characteristics keenly observed in “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected),” the most powerful is the lonely sense of being the only something in one’s family.
Oct 13, 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) observes the family dynamic through writer-director Noah Baumbach's bittersweet lens and the impressive efforts of a remarkable cast. Read Critics...
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Oct 11, 2017 · 1h 52m. By Glenn Kenny. Oct. 11, 2017. The New York accent of Noah Baumbach’s new film, which he wrote and directed, is a particular and familiar one. The resonances begin with its title. “The...
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May 21, 2017 · May 21, 2017 4:48am PT. Critics Pick. Film Review: ‘The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)’. Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller play half-brothers working out family issues in the best Netflix...
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Perhaps the greatest marker of the success of writer-director Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is that it feels both incredibly specific in its depiction of this one family at the same time as being completely universal in its assessment of family. Well, there's that, and the fact that it is also terribly funny and utterly heartbreaking.
Of course, it should be universal enough. There are certain situations and moments in a family's existence which, while they may be executed in different fashion are, themselves, easily identifiable to everyone. There is nothing particularly unique when at the start of the film a father, Danny (Adam Sandler), brings his daughter, Eliza (Grace Van Patten), to his father's house for a final dinner before she goes off to college. There is nothing terribly different in Danny's father, Harold (Dustin Hoffman), being an undeservedly pretentious artist hoping for one last chance at renown, or Harold's current wife, Maureen (Emma Thompson), being an awful cook. These are just facts, and while they may not be the facts of your family or mine, they are perfectly understandable.
These facts become something more though in the hands of Baumbach and his collaborators. Harold sitting on his mountain, unleashing complaint after complaint on everyone he perceives to be below him (which is just about all of humanity) is beautifully funny in its relentlessness and ubiquity. Maureen's swordfish stew is the stuff of nightmares and equally funny for our not having to eat it while still wondering what sort of intestinal dismay is sure to follow for those in the film who do.
The Meyerowitz family, which also includes Danny's sister, Jean (Elizabeth Marvel); their half-brother, Matthew (Ben Stiller); and Matthew's mother, Julia (Candice Bergen), is a wholly recognizable amalgam in this day and age. One doesn't have to have such an extended family to imagine the various delicate elements of these relationships.
Noah Baumbach succeeds in The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) in fine fashion, delicately balancing serious issues with lighthearted moments – it is a movie that is equally adept at making the audience cry as it is with making them laugh. It is a feel good movie that it is impossible to leave without also having a sense of regret. With great ...
Oct 12, 2017 · ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ Review. Oct. 12, 2017. The Meyerowitz Stories Is a Tender Return to Familiar Baumbach Territory. By Emily Yoshida. The Meyerowitz Stories. Photo: Atsushi...
Oct 13, 2017 · Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 41 Critic Reviews. 80. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 131 User Ratings. 7.0. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Netflix (Subscription required) View All. Adam Sandler. Danny. Grace Van Patten. Eliza. Dustin Hoffman. Harold. Elizabeth Marvel. Jean. Emma Thompson.
