In Memory Of My Father (2005)

63% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
52% of users liked it
(241 ratings)

Three brothers return home to attend their late father's wake, only to find that the only hope for moving in is to finally sort through their own quandaries, flaws, and failings in director Christopher Jaymes' quirky, seriocomic reunion film. Their father was Hollywood royalty, so what does that… More Three brothers return home to attend their late father's wake, only to find that the only hope for moving in is to finally sort through their own quandaries, flaws, and failings in director Christopher Jaymes' quirky, seriocomic reunion film. Their father was Hollywood royalty, so what does that make the three wayward sons? As the day begins and the wake commences, the three boys become so wrapped up in their own immediate problems that they nearly forget to grieve. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: Christopher Jaymes
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 1, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Feb 10, 2009
Studio: HP Releasing

Critic Reviews

Kate Stables, Total Film
There's more than a whiff of Festen and Altman in first-time director Christopher James's frantic, enjoyably overstuffed funeral drama.
Leigh Singer, Film4
Self-aware but self-regarding indie navel gazing; no cause for celebration.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
If you're a fan of jaundiced views of Hollywood or unedifying portraits of dysfunctional families, look no further.
Owen Williams, Empire Magazine
Despite the dark tone, the likeably unlikeable ensemble cast is uniformly excellent, and there are some real laughs to be had.
Marty Mapes, Movie Habit
Jaymes and his castmates nail the characters and the dialogue
Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com
Hand-held cameras and semi-improvised dialogue lend it realism, while the flurry of well-crafted comic situations it creates brings it to heights of hilarity.
Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com
There is not a false emotion running through In Memory Of My Father. It maintains a screwball sense of absurdity but paces itself to allow the humanism to shine through.