The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
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17% of users liked it
(465 ratings)
A workaholic with a fear of commitment struggles to reconcile his dysfunctional past during a trip back home to visit his ailing father in this comedy starring Jimmy Fallon. Christopher Rocket (Fallon) is a nice enough guy, but thanks to his troubled family history, he isn't much for making… More A workaholic with a fear of commitment struggles to reconcile his dysfunctional past during a trip back home to visit his ailing father in this comedy starring Jimmy Fallon. Christopher Rocket (Fallon) is a nice enough guy, but thanks to his troubled family history, he isn't much for making commitments. Just as his smoldering girlfriend Anne (Lucy Liu) begins hinting that she's ready for him to pop the big question, Christopher's self-absorbed father (Tom Arnold) suffers a major stroke. But the stroke may actually be a blessing in disguise, because once Christopher returns to Florida and begins building bridges with his free-spirited mother Jane (Sharon Stone), his priorities finally start coming into focus. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Patrick Sisam
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 24, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 7, 2010
- Studio
- Entertainment One
Critic Reviews
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Justin Chang, Variety
An anemic grab-bag of Sundance cliches.
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Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
You won't want to get to know these obnoxious characters.
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Director Patrick Sisam merely cherry picks his favorite moments of dysfunction and eccentricity, failing to provide any sort of reasonable argument for Christopher's zombified mental state.
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Cast
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Jimmy Fallon
as Chris Rocket, Christopher Rocket
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Sharon Stone
as Jane Rocket
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Tom Arnold
as Tom Rocket
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Lucy Liu
as Anne
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Illeana Douglas
as Christine
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Chase Ellison
as Young Christopher
- Brian Patrick Clarke
- Jeff Chase
- Raquel Gardner
- Tony Hale
