Boundaries

THE GIST: When her estranged father Jack is kicked out of yet another nursing home for bad behavior, single mom Laura has to drive him elsewhere. The cross-country trip, on which she also takes her teenage son Henry, doesn't go as smoothly as planned because both Jack and Henry want to make unplanned stops along the way, but the forced closeness does change Laura's mental image of her dad.

Boundaries is a very cute comedy with some hints of drama that shows us the power of love to influence relationships that have soured for a long time.

I love Vera Farmiga and she's great here playing the marvelous Christopher Plummer's daughter. Lewis MacDougall shows a lot of promise, and the cast also includes Christopher Lloyd, Peter Fonda, Kristen Schaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Bobby Cannavale.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Why not spend a couple hours in the company of these fine actors? Before long you'll want to go on a trip with them too!

Grade: 7.5