In my quest to see the better independent films, I went to see "People Like Us". There were three other couples in the theater and they got the same show as us- a very good show. Chris Pine stars as Sam (quoting the synopsis): "a fast talking salesman whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns his father has died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home." Sam has been estranged from his Mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) and mad at his work-a-holic rock producer dad. In following his dad's last wishes, he finds about a family he did not know exists.
The movie is about lies and lives covered up by lies. It is about you and me and the consequences of our choices. There are 5 main actors including Elizabeth Banks (sister), Olivia Wilde (girl friend) and Michael Hall D'Addario as the hard to control kid.
This is NOT a shallow story. It is a story about PEOPLE LIKE US!
I give it ***1/2 stars. 2012 movie #24
NOTE: This is a good movie year if you can avoid the block busters!
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