i saw the premier of this movie during the 2005 phoenix film festival and be very impressed with the skill director and jeff hare and exhibit in bring this timely topic to the screen . the cast of character mesh perfectly and allow u to examine the issue of a senior wishing to die on his own term in a very warm and humorous way . peter falk be brilliant a morris and the support group of family member and friend be perfectly cast in their role . the interaction of the family and friend and outsider with morris create a realistic view of how family address the issue of their parent age and their wish to die with dignity . although this movie be ostensibly a movie about a jewish actor and his family and it be truly a movie about all family . the joke the family and morris crack during this romp through the life of a force of nature be fresh and realistic . childhood rivalry and adult success and failure and and hope for the child be integral to this screenplay . while many will question how you can make the topic of suicide humorous and i think the treatment logical and timely . if you be not afraid to shed a few tear or laugh at the quip of a family struggle with this issue and then you must see this movie . the movie be award best picture at the phoenix film festival .