| Movie DescriptionFrank Goode is getting ready for his children to come visit him. He gets everything all set, goes out and buys a new grill, expensive wine, and gets the backyard and house all ready. One by one though, each of his children call to cancel on him. Feeling a bit down by the rejections, Frank decides to head out on a small trip, visiting each of his kids.
After visiting his physician and being warned about his health, Frank (Robert De Niro) takes a train to New York City, where he sits on his son David's doorstep. David (Austin Lysy) never shows up, but Frank sees one of David's paintings in a nearby art gallery window.
Next visit is to daughter Amy (Kate Beckinsale), who says it's a bad time to visit. She had mentioned in her phone call that her son Jack was sick and they weren't going to make the visit. Once he gets there, Frank realizes Jack wasn't sick and Amy was just making up an excuse. Frank plays a little golf with grandson Jack. Dinner is uncomfortable with tension between Jack and his father. The next morning, Frank accompanies Amy to her fancy office and hears her agency's pitch for a TV ad. She takes him to the bus station to visit his son Robert. While waiting, Amy meets up with a co-worker of hers, having him and her father meet.
As Frank travels to each of his children's homes, the film cuts to phone conversations between the siblings. David is in some type of trouble in Mexico, and Amy is going there to find out what is happening; the sisters and Robert (Sam Rockwell) agree to not tell their father about David until they know for sure.
Frank arrives in Denver expecting to see Robert conduct the orchestra. It turns out Robert is "only" a percussionist. He also says Frank's visit is at a bad time, so within hours Frank takes a bus to Las Vegas to visit Rosie (Drew Barrymore). Frank is adamant that each visit be a surprise, but Robert calls Rosie to warn her. |
