The Perfect Family Page #7

Synopsis: Eileen Cleary has just been nominated for Catholic Woman of the year when her family drop a bombshell. Over the dinner table she discovers that not only is her son leaving his wife and children for the local beautician, but her daughter is 5 months pregnant and about to marry her girlfriend. Desperate to win the award, Eileen is conflicted between shame over her family and still desiring to do the right thing by them. Unable to accept either of their choices her family begins to splinter, with even her husband threatening to leave. Ultimately this is a feel-good movie and Eileen proves herself to be a person worthy of both the award and her family.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Anne Renton
Production: Variance Films
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
PG-13
Year:
2011
84 min
$107,721
Website
178 Views


with donna. I got her. I got her.

I don't know what he's gonna do!

Donna, wait on my go.

Boss, he's headed for the stairs

and he's got the baby.

Eddie, stop him.

- He's too far to tase.

- Then go lethal.

- Rubber bullets?

- That might not do it, Ed.

If he makes it up there,

that baby could die!

Copy that.

I don't have a clear shot.

Sabine, do you have the solution?

Sabine, you have scorpio,

take the shot.

Negative, no solution.

The baby's in jeopardy.

He's going up the coaster, but he can't

go anyplace once he's at the top.

Yes, he can. He can go the way

his father went, Ed.

He can jump.

Donna, Wordy, wait on my lead.

- Copy.

- Copy.

Hey, Terry, hey, wait up, buddy.

It's me, Greg Parker,

I want to help you.

- I have to get up there! I have to get up

there! - Listen, there's nothing you can do

- up there but put yourself in danger.

- Please...

He has my baby!

Terry!

Hey. It's me, Greg.

Come on.

Hold up a second.

Hey. I just want to talk to you.

It's okay.

It's all right.

You get her out of here.

I made her do this.

She shouldn't have to see this.

What's "this"? What do you mean?

Hey, can I talk to you for a second?

Just man to man. What do you say?

Know what I see?

I see a guy who's trying to

do the right thing,

But suddenly finds himself

in the wrong place.

Is-Is that close?

I'll bet you... you don't even

want to be up here.

In fact, I bet you can't imagine

why you're even up here.

What, do you think I'm stupid?

No.

No, I think you got feelings.

I think you got big, gigantic feelings,

the kind that just come out of

your stomach and make you feel like,

"what do you do?" sometimes.

And you've never had anybody in your life

to teach you about those feelings,

to help you with those feelings,

and that's not fair.

Oh. Oh, I have lots of people.

Loads of families.

- A different one every year.

- Sure.

But they've never been

your real family.

Right?

What's going on? Is he...?

It's under control.

My ma died when I was just four.

I know.

Yeah? You know what happened

to my old man?

- You know that, too?

- Yeah. Yeah, I do.

That's... that's why

I want to help you.

Five years old.

And ma's dead not a year.

And we go up to the top

of our building.

Hey, just stay with me, buddy.

Just stay with me.

And I remember...

...he puts me down by the door...

...and he gives me a piece of paper.

I can't read.

I don't know what's on it.

And I'm just standing there,

looking up at my dad...

...as he walks to the edge.

Terry, you're not your father.

You're your own person.

So, what's wrong with me?

Nothing.

What is wrong with me?!

Nothing.

Nothing's wrong.

Still have the solution, but no way to take

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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