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Perhaps under-rated. Henry Lair is dying, while charming--
standard movie mode-- and is cared for by grandson and
great-grandson. Son Turner shows up to pay last respects,
presumably, but Henry has a last trick up his sleeves. He
requires his ashes to be scattered at various locations on a
road trip he wasn't able to take. So the three-- son,
grandson, and great-grandson-- hit the road and learn about
each other and uncover a shocking truth and come to
celebrate life more passionately as a result. You forget,
as you are watching, just as contrived this is, which is a
credit to the director, and to Walken, who keeps his reading
just slightly off-kilter. The "making of" feature on the
dvd is unusually fresh and authentic-- not the smarmy mutual
admiration society we have come to expect.
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