Richard (ron livingston...office space) finally gets to meet his adopted parents. They just aren't what he expected. Danny devito, kathy bates, two of my favorites. They are frank and agnes, his bio parents. They're a bit rough around the edges, but they are completely charming and polite. And they need a place to stay for a while. Things go okay at first, but we know there's going to be a big messy confrontation at some point. Some hilarious co-stars. Christine baranski (doctor dick!) martin mull, the king of dry humor. Michael mckean (lenny!), bev d'angelo (vacation, easy money). Ed hermann (overboard, cat's meow). All huge in comedy. It's pretty funny. My one complaint is that a couple times, things get wacky, and richard wakes up from a bad dream. I don't like when directors do that.... it leaves us feeling that we've been cheated. That's a minor point. With all these kings and queens of great comedy, there's just something missing... it's a little too serious. Needed to be a little more fun and upbeat. Or something. Kind of a strange chemistry between the actors. Directed by greg glienna. He also directed "meet the parents".
Review of Relative Strangers
