Sundays are made for chilling on the sofa with some chocolate in one hand, a cup of tea in the other whilst enjoying an incredibly lazy movie marathon. So it seemed only appropriate that my recommendation today had to be a perfect Sunday movie.
When Ned gets released from jail prematurely, after being caught attempting to sell marijuana to a police officer, he has no choice but to rely on his family to help him get back on his feet, after his girlfriend breaks up with him, kicks him out and worst of all keeps their joint dog, Willie Nelson. But his sister's aren't too pleased about having their bum of a brother barging in to their grown-up lives!
For a film that has remained pretty well under the radar, even for an relatively low-budget piece, it has an exceptionally impressive cast including Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Emily Mortimer, Rashida Jones, Hugh Dancy and of course, Paul Rudd as Ned. All of whom do a fantastic job of bringing their characters to life and making the audience empathise with each of them even though individually, they don't get MUCH screen time considering there's so many of them. Paul Rudd especially, makes Ned so loveable that you understand why his sisters can't help but come to their brother's aid even when he's, albeit unintentionally, completely messing up their lives.
It's a heart-warming story which teeters on the line of comedy and drama so well, it's one that you really shouldn't miss. It makes you think about the importance of family and relationships whilst also making you contemplate growing up, life and what you do with yourself in it. It's a sweet little gem that doesn't necessarily get the recognition it should have done. If you like films such as Sunshine Cleaning, Robot & Frank or Silver Linings Playbook, you'll enjoy this. Watch it.
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