McConaughey is finally becoming a believable actor. He handles his role fabulously and bring us around with him into various stages of his life. He shows us what a love can be between brothers. He also shows us how misdirected our lives can be by wrong influences early in our lives. Jennifer Garner's natural beauty is breath taking. Her acting has always been first class. It's good to see Michael Douglas in any role as he is an actors actor and breaths life into his roles.
There are millions of situations that people live in everyday and this happens to be one of them with a comedic twist. The characters, a single parent, an only child, a single sister and a single grandparent and father have found a way to coexist by each taking and giving to one another a family love. The realistic scenes are needed to tell the story. The end shall justify the means. When it's all over, you'll have that good feeling in your heart.
Great acting from both Dustin and Emma. They play well together as they're both very seasoned actors. Harvery's (Dustin) daughter makes a choice of using her step father instead her father, Harvey, to walk her down her wedding isle. Why didn't she chose both? Sounds like she really had it in for her father and wanted him to suffer, which he did. Harvey is inspired by Emma to make the necessary changes in his life so he can once again enjoy life itself. When the final credits start, don't immediately walk out as you'll miss what happens to Emma's mother.