Behind Smiling Snapshots ; Damon Smith Reviews This Week's New Releases

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EVERYBODY'S FINE (12A, 99 mins) Drama. Robert De Niro, Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Austin Lysy, Damian Young, Lucian Maisel, James Frain, Melissa Leo IF HOLLYWOOD has taught us anything over the decades, it's that resentment, regret and anguish simmer beneath the surface of almost every seemingly perfect family. The smiles and warm handshakes invariably conceal sibling rivalry and torment that has festered for years.

When someone says "I love you" you'll probably find their fingers are crossed behind their back.

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Behind Smiling Snapshots ; Damon Smith Reviews This Week's New Releases

And, yes, the title of Kirk Jones's gently paced journey of self- discovery is ironic.

Anchored by a warm and engaging lead performance from Robert De Niro as a lonely widower who hopes to reconnect his fractured family, Everybody's Fine hits every emotional no...

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