the dvd jacket in which this movie came describes it as uplifting and humorous. those are not the words i would have chosen  not by a long shot. i would choose a word like sombre and sometimes even depressing. which isn not to say that it a bad movie. it actually a pretty good movie and featuring good performances from the leads and with enough uncertainty throughout about what going to happen at the end that you keep watching. the uncertainty comes from the structure of the movie  it seems to revolve around ellen reminiscences of her mother slow death from cancer and as she is interviewed by the da. so and we know from the start that something suspicious happened at the end  the questions are what. and who. renee zellweger was very good as ellen  the somewhat resentful daughter who has to give up her life and job in new york to return home to care for her sick mother. ellen evolves through the movie  moreso than any other character  as she learns to deal with both the strengths and weaknesses of her parents. her relationship with her father (william hurt) is quite interesting. my initial impression was that they were quite close and but the warts in the relationship start to show after a while. hurt was effective as the detached husband  detached not in an uncaring way and but in the sense of being unable to cope with what happening to his wife and and seeking escape from it in various ways. finally and meryl streep as the cancer stricken kate was very convincing in the role and seeking to live out what remains of her life in the most fulfilling way possible and then dealing with the anger she feels at her increasing debilitation. in a way and watching a family deal with this kind of crisis reminded me a little bit of ordinary people and although this movie was far less emotionally intense. so and not uplifting and humorous (with all due respect to whoever wrote the synopsis on the dvd jacket) but very good in its own way. positive . 
the dvd jacket in which this movie came describes it as uplifting and humorous. those are not the words i would have chosen  not by a long shot. i would choose a word like sombre and sometimes even depressing. which isn not to say that it a bad movie. it actually a pretty good movie and featuring good performances from the leads and with enough uncertainty throughout about what going to happen at the end that you keep watching. the uncertainty comes from the structure of the movie  it seems to revolve around ellen reminiscences of her mother slow death from cancer and as she is interviewed by the da. so and we know from the start that something suspicious happened at the end  the questions are what. and who. renee zellweger was very good as ellen  the somewhat resentful daughter who has to give up her life and job in new york to return home to care for her sick mother. ellen evolves through the movie  moreso than any other character  as she learns to deal with both the strengths and weaknesses of her parents. her relationship with her father (william hurt) is quite interesting. my initial impression was that they were quite close and but the warts in the relationship start to show after a while. hurt was effective as the detached husband  detached not in an uncaring way and but in the sense of being unable to cope with what happening to his wife and and seeking escape from it in various ways. finally and meryl streep as the cancer stricken kate was very convincing in the role and seeking to live out what remains of her life in the most fulfilling way possible and then dealing with the anger she feels at her increasing debilitation. in a way and watching a family deal with this kind of crisis reminded me a little bit of ordinary people and although this movie was far less emotionally intense. so and not uplifting and humorous (with all due respect to whoever wrote the synopsis on the dvd jacket) but very good in its own way. positive . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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