The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Ah...finally. I have been waiting and waiting to see this movie. I should have made it a priority during Oscar season, but I didn't bother since it wasn't nominated for anything besides screenplay. I loved it. I really loved it. I thought it was such an awesome portrait of an dysfunctional family. The characters were all pretty messed up, and sometimes it was hard to get past that, and really look beneath the bizarre behaviors, and see the truth beneath it all...but other times, the truth was just sitting there, right out in the open. It was really an honest movie, I guess thats the best way to put it. I thought the characters were so rich, and the screenplay was so awesome. I think it got cheated this year. I thought it was one of the best movies I have seen from last year. Jeff Daniels was just amazing. I think this was definetly one of the best performances in his career. Laura Linney, incredible as always...and both kids were just amazing. Jesse Eisenberg especially. Bubs and I were talking about how the whole movie was one long bathroom scene...(for those who know what that means...if not...well, watch the movie and see if you can figure it out)especially all of Walts scenes. Good, good movie.