If you haven't read or seen the movie no worries I'm not going to give away any spoilers (If that is what you were looking for, I'm sorry I promise I will spoil the heck out of my next review). A bit of back story for those that haven't read the book or seen the movie (You Should!):
The story centers on Judd, who catches his wife in bed with his boss on her birthday. Shortly after moving to his own place his father dies and as his dying wish wants all his children and wife to sit Shiva. The overall story is funny, sad, real and examines family dynamics.
Both the movie and book follow along the basic plot line and are very similar. Obviously the movie had to leave out some things, but they weren't really incredibly important to the overall story. There really was only one situation that I truly missed and that is Judd's interaction with Wendy's children, it made certain revelations in Judd's life more real.
Both the movie and book look at family dynamics, relationships, loss and the hilarity that can come with all of that. They were both pretty funny, but the movie really sold it by casting Jason Bateman as Judd and Tina Fey as Wendy. When I first saw the trailer I was a little unsure about Tina Fey playing Wendy, I just pictured her differently when reading the book. She really did fit well though and was very believable if you read the book first.
I really enjoyed both the book and the movie. I think this is one combo that it wouldn't matter in what order you watched/read. Unlike some movies that completely ruin the book for you or you watch and think you know whats going to happen next, this one drew me in where at times I stopped comparing it to the book.
Let me know if you read the book or saw the movie. Share your thoughts, feelings or just say hey!
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