This film blows.

What a waste of a good cast on a completely ineffectual script. The premise had promise--older brother raised siblings after parents died, unresolved problems--but there was no real advancement or resolution. The smacks-of-Wes-Anderson farcical elements clobbered any chance at drawing meaning from the events (first and foremost, the ridiculous collision at the end that is apparently supposed to resolve things).

I'm a fan of Matthew Perry for his natural comedic timing, and if he wants to branch out to dark or at least serious roles, I'd love to see it. But he's done enough of the hapless victim thing already. Matthew, convince someone to give you a *real* serious role or go back to The Whole Nine Yards.

Finally, Gennifer Goodwin was amazing. It was like there was no actress, just the actual, genuine Ida, right there like a real person. If I focus only on her performance, this film rings the bell. For the whole thing, though, I can't imagine how it has anything higher than about a 5.3 on IMDB.