A strange yet quite enjoyable film with great stars that make up the dysfunctional yet oddly realistic Cooper family with John Goodman and A strange yet quite enjoyable film with great stars that make up the dysfunctional yet oddly realistic Cooper family with John Goodman and Diane Keaton effectively portraying the patriarchs in this existential but familiar movie! … Expand

This movie was not on my must see list, but a friend really wanted to see it. I expected a stupid, slapstick, family "comedy" with lots of This movie was not on my must see list, but a friend really wanted to see it. I expected a stupid, slapstick, family "comedy" with lots of crude jokes and pratfalls. Wrong! I really enjoyed this movie! I found myself getting very involved with the individual stories of each family member. This is not a horrible movie. The story I was least interested in was the line involving Ed Helms. It was not memorable for me. The plot line with Olivia Wilde was probably the most engrossing, but Marisa Tomei's story was pretty cool too. The thing I cared least about was the story involving Diane Keaton and her husband John Goodman. It was horribly contrived and not believable at all to me. It is not "The Family Stone" for sure, but it is better than. Any other Christmas family movies. … Expand

Yes we've seen this before and were getting it again it’s cliche’d, but director Jessie Nelson and writer Steven Rogers turn into a honest Yes we've seen this before and were getting it again it’s cliche’d, but director Jessie Nelson and writer Steven Rogers turn into a honest look at families and relationships. I can see why people hate this movie, it’s corny, dopey and they want something new, yet at the same time we need one of these movies. But it’s so hard to hate the Coopers, what were you expecting really? The film is a wacky big hearted eccentric blithe with gripping characters that you just love them so much and give them a big hug. Even though the cast is wasted here, they do a good job playing their characters. Charlotte Cooper (played by Diane Keaton who looks like a ghost in this movie) and Sam Cooper (John Goodman) are a long time married couple who been married for 40 years, who hold their Christmas Eve family dinner but not told them they were about to separate. Alan Arkin plays the grandpa, he is ticked off because his favorite waitress (Amanda Seyfried) at Pamela’s Cafe is leaving. Marisa Tomei is Charlotte's younger sister, despising her because her parents loved Charolette more because her life crap and Charlotte’s life was perfect and happy, she tries to get her something expensive, so she gets arrested for shoplifting, and chats with a stern officer (played by Anthony Mackie). Olivia Wilde and Ed Helms are Charlotte and Sam’s grown up kids. Helms plays Hank, he is out of work and trying to be a single parent and get through the divorce with his ex-wife Angie (Alex Borstein). Olivia Wilde plays Eleanor, she feels she’s unloved and hates when people kiss in public or show affection. So she meets an solider (Jake Lacy) at an airport on leave, whom both actors have bona fide chemistry with one another, also is amazing. June Squibb plays the aunt, who saves the film. SPOILER ALERT! Steve Martin is the voice of the dog Rags, who is narrates the story also has a couple secrets of his own. 3/4 stars … Expand

Over the past decade, we've seen a recent phenomenon in film, where producers cast many big names in a clip film, that all comes together in Over the past decade, we've seen a recent phenomenon in film, where producers cast many big names in a clip film, that all comes together in the end. While this may work well with superheroes, it has yet to be successful in regards to comedy. That is why the film, Love The Coopers can be defined with one saying, too many cooks in the kitchen. This film features a large and impressive cast, and the previews looked terrific, but I assure you, Ed Helm's little girl calling him a dick, is just about the only truly funny moment in this film. The story here has a lot of different angles, and they do come together quite nicely, but this film is not what it was intended to be, as the last thing I would refer to it as is a hilarious holiday film. A lot of people are going to see this film because of it's cast, and from young Timothee Chalamet to veteran Alan Arkin, this cast is remarkable, however the story is not, in fact this whole film was fairly dull. I expect a lot from the cast, but even Hollywood's best and brightest can't make a film work when the writing just isn't there. I love the concept and I really wanted to like this film, but in the end it's just a big disappointment. … Expand

Okay before i go to saw this i already know the score it's looking
pretty bad but hey i'm a fan of John Goodman so how bad can it be.
And Okay before i go to saw this i already know the score it's looking
pretty bad but hey i'm a fan of John Goodman so how bad can it be.

And it is pretty bad i must say the script is just horrible so
repetitive so predictable and so unoriginal while the jokes is not all
that great but the thing that just throw away this movie is the
direction it's just like a disaster. overuse Voice Over. cheap cut
and editing. lack of creativity of telling the story it's like they
want to tell a story to a 3 years old kid or something it's just really
really bad.

But hear me this at some point i actually think this movie is not that
'bad' the thing that keep me entertaining is the relationship between
Amanda Seyfried and Alan Arkin characters it's just so great so
interesting and the only in this movie that feel real also they acting
is just great (if this part goes to make another movie alone i will
definitely go see it)

And then the ENDING happen and ruined the entire movie for me i was
like so angry when i left the theater, almost 90% of the movie is
garbage fine i'm okay with that but when the 10% is so great and they
just like throw it in to garbage can at the end i just can't handle
that.

In the end Love the Coopers is just plain bad is near garbage (but not
actual garbage) it has a diamond in it's terrible terrible stuff but
they also ruined it at the end. so avoid it at all cost. … Expand

This misguided mess is trying to hit as many family holiday buttons as possible, but mostly manages to muddle it up. Four generations of a This misguided mess is trying to hit as many family holiday buttons as possible, but mostly manages to muddle it up. Four generations of a family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration and almost every one of them has a story line: the geeky teenager's first kiss, the emotionally shutoff daughter, the jealous sisters, the couple on verge of a divorce announcement. You get the idea. Although the performances are decent and some of the individual moments are effective, the deluge of earnest conversations and vulnerable confrontations overloads any charm. And forget any laffs. The movie has noble intentions and an inevitable feelgood finale, but this turkey won't make it til Christmas. … Expand

Love The Coopers is the worst movie to start the Holiday Season. The film is a boring and clichéd attempt at a good Christmas movie, and the Love The Coopers is the worst movie to start the Holiday Season. The film is a boring and clichéd attempt at a good Christmas movie, and the result is just awful. … Expand