Get ready for a lot of references to 1990s pop culture to fuel your nostalgia for that era, because this movie has a lot of that. It can be a little distracting and sometimes feels a bit forced when they make those references, but it does add to the setting of that time period. Good '90s themed soundtrack at least.
Besides the fact this story is taking place during one particular decade, the theme of the movie transcends just one era of time. This is a story about the characters, on what makes them tick, and how they aren't perfect. This is also a story about relationships, be it about family, marriage, or the basic boyfriend girlfriend stuff. This can be called a coming-of-age drama, or a slice-of-life story. Many will likely call this a comedy, although I would say that it's more tongue-in-cheek humor, than a full on laugh out loud extravaganza.
During the first quarter of the movie, I was actually a little bored with it. Seemed like your typical eccentric quirky indie film with a dysfunctional family, that doesn't seem to add anything really new to the table. The story does improve very quickly soon after though, and then by the half way point of the movie, I was definitely all in with the plot. Thank goodness for the cast too, as Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, and the rest, automatically makes their characters come to life, which only helps gets us more invested in their well being; especially the characters of Dana and Ali.
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