Relative Strangers (2006)

Ron Livingston
Danny DeVito
Kathy Bates
Neve Campbell
Christine Baranski
Beverly D’Angelo
Bob Odenkirk
Edward Herrmann

Directed by Greg Glienna

Plot: An uptight professional sets out to meet his biological parents only to discover that they are from the wrong side of the trailer park.

Review: This movie is one of those that I was wandering through blockbuster and it just caught my eye. The strange image on the cover just grabbed me. When I picked it up and saw the cast I figured it had potential and decided I would give it a try.

Overall the movie is a fun time. The story is nothing really original, but does work well. This film is almost a low budget version of Meet the Parents. All of the cast give good performances and work well together. What made this movie really work, Danny DeVito and Kathy Bates. They are brilliant. As soon as they hit the screen it is a non-stop laugh riot the entire time. The chemistry and banter they have with each other makes this film really come together nicely. If anyone else had been cast in these parts it just would not have worked. I really ended up enjoying this film and recommend it.


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