Movie | Keeping Up with the Steins | Pass

This harmless light comedy about a boy's upcoming Bar Mitzvah and the impact on his family is fun enough. It's not heavy and the jokes are cheerful and easy going. Ultimately, it's a tale of family dynamics from a modern Jewish perspective.

The acting is excellent. The editing is rather herky-jerky, though, and feels awkward at times. NK found the actors "not very Jewish". I agree, it's sort of like the old westerns where they had Italians playing Native Americans. And this is not a movie that you'll remember for years to come. Nor was it seemingly meant to be. Still, the movie isn't ruined by any of that and is a fun one to watch.

I found it fascinating watching this back to back with A Serious Man. Both comedies, they couldn't have been further apart - one so very dark, the other so very light.

One thumb up!