A successful adman's tranquil life unravels when his needy, passive-aggressive twin sister visits for Thanksgiving.
Big broad humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Heads up on some innuendo or implied sex. That is past what the PG on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.
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Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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