Everybody's Fine

EVERYBODY'S FINE (2009) - Apr. 6, 2011
A completely middle-of-the-road but nevertheless solid drama about a father who decides to travel across the country to visit each of his kids one by one.  Featuring expectedly solid performances from Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell as the kids, and a rare not-phoning-it-in performance from Robert De Niro.  I was actually really surprised by how good De Niro was here, considering the quality of his work over the last decade or so.  There's a scene towards the end where he finds out the fate of one of his children that's pretty heartbreaking.  Even in the quieter moments, he manages to take this emotionally buttoned-up character and inject him with a lot of depth and subtlety.  ***