'The Thing About My Folks': Road to touchy-feely

If more people took road trips with their cantankerous parents, there would be a lot less need for family therapy. At least that is the message of Paul Reiser's amiable comedy, The Thing About My Folks, where you can see every plot twist and automobile turn coming, yet still find yourself with a lump in your throat by the final credits. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
When his wife of 47 years flies the coop, Sam (Peter Falk) takes an impromtu road trip with his son, Ben (Paul Reiser), in which father and son discover they have more in common than either would have ever imagined.

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'The Thing About My Folks'

Director: Raymond De Felitta
Starring: Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Mackenzie Connolly
Run time: 94 minutes
Release date: Sept. 16, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for language, including some suggestive references.
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The Palm Beach Post: B
"The way that Reiser and Falk play off each other, aided by Raymond De Felitta's simple, efficient direction, the results are a gently amusing, somewhat touching hour-and-a-half."


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