Isn't It Delicious

Name: Isn't It Delicious
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 12, 2014
Duration: 104 min

2014

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| Release Date: December 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: When Joan Weldon (Kathleen Chalfant), the controlling matriarch of an upper-middle class New England family, discovers she is dying of lung cancer, she sets out to reconcile her dysfunctional relationships with her three children, her husband (Keir Dullea), and along the way, her former best friend (Mia Dillon). The family’s destructiveWhen Joan Weldon (Kathleen Chalfant), the controlling matriarch of an upper-middle class New England family, discovers she is dying of lung cancer, she sets out to reconcile her dysfunctional relationships with her three children, her husband (Keir Dullea), and along the way, her former best friend (Mia Dillon). The family’s destructive ways are offset by messy and somewhat humorous attempts by Joan to set her children on the right course before she dies. In this big dysfunctional mix, they will all learn to connect in their own ways, and realize on their own terms what life is about.… Expand

Director: Michael Patrick Kelly

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Sheri Linden

Dec 11, 2014

An actors' piece, director Michael Patrick Kelly's first narrative feature registers low on the cinematic-oomph scale, the production's low budget sometimes all too evident. Its aim is true, though, and Kathleen Chalfant infuses the lead role with an elegant ferocity. Read full review

Serena Donadoni

Dec 9, 2014

Too much of Isn't It Delicious is either sketchy or hokey, trading an honest exploration of Joan's destructive self-absorption for a family finding peace through dispassionate compassion. Read full review

David DeWitt

Dec 11, 2014

The film’s tone becomes mawkish, akin to a Lifetime movie that flaunts a little bite before it wallows in melodrama. All wit is vanquished by it, as well as by the slow pace and cheap bits. Read full review

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