The Daytrippers

It is no exaggeration that Parker Posey was in every independent film of the nineties. Stanley Tucci is on the list of men who look even better when they shaved their heads. Unfortunately for me, my skull resembles Sloth's, so I am forced to keep the dream of hair alive.

This film has a nice ensemble cast. The script is simple but it works for this piece. All of the cast does well with their respective roles here. I would definitely recommend this film.

I really like what this film is going for. It has an excellent cast backed by a very strong and self assured screenplay. The characters all feel authentic and fully developed. It's just that everything feels a little plain. A great film for sure, but as is it seems to be lacking that extra style and panache to cement it as one of my favorites.

This day trip with a dysfunctional family isn't very appealing; a stellar cast and a few clever lines don't brighten it up that much. *Preview*: #14#, story, (ratings),creator Mottola, cast.

A pleasant idie drama. Good work from Davis, Posey, Tucci.

A very typical 90s indie that succeeds brilliantly thanks to excellent character work and a set of fantastic performances. Very much in the Baumbach or early Wes mould, with a pinch of Stillman in its depiction of New Yorkers. Kinda sad Mottola didn’t continue down this route.

"Don't go toward the light, Mom." If you like Noah Baumbach's stuff, you'll most likely enjoy this. Good script, great cast... Liev Schreiber's deadpan delivery of his intellectual turds/notions is a thing of beauty, and Campbell Scott is just perfect. There are so many quirky one-liners, it's difficult to choose a favorite, but I think mine is "I suppose it is informed by my relationship with my step-father... he was sort of a cross between a Fred MacMurray and a Pol Pot."

Script is fine, due to poor shots it aged bad though.

Normally, I don't enjoy slice-of-life movies with their ambiguous endings, but this one was too funny not to like. This indie film has quite a few slow moments, although the cast really makes you feel like you're witnessing a genuine family outing with all its detours. (I still think we were cheated out of the ending of the novel.) Favorite moment: the improvised lunch with Leon.

Posey is really cute

There is something really great about this, the way it all unfolds is very natural - Ann McCabe's editing is excellent, and Mottola's fly on the wall camera captures it all intimately. Great cast too.

Before Superbad and Adventureland (both movies which are better than they needed to be within the boundaries of their limited form), Mottola's first film is outright great, on par with the early work of Noah Baumbach or Whit Stillman, but with an even greater (dare i say Mike Leigh-level?) sense of empathetic humanism invested in every carefully-written character. Unfortunately it doesn't really have a proper ending but the flaw is minor.

This narrative allows you to enjoy the critique of social individualism and it's normality, while finding the answers to the suspicion of an affair. Both playful and canny with it's insight, especially democratic failure, we witness the social issues that exist among all people. It's a fun journey that leads you down a one way road.

With a great ensemble cast, The Daytrippers starts as a playful romp to the city with several laughs and some really funny face acting from the always impressive Parker Posey. Then, ever so slowly, the film gets serious. Its outbursts are authentic and are a perfect contrast to the lighthearted comedy that we began with. This sneaks up on you and delivers its blows surgically.