blythe danner and judith ivey deliver wonderful performance here a jonathan silverman and a eugene and recount his life in 1937 brighton beach . what make the film so good be the relationship among the character with a backdrop of extremely wonderful family value . bob dishy have a marvelous opportunity here a the father of the clan . he give a restrained but compelling performance a the patriarch of the family . his son play by jonathan silverman and brian dillinger be fabulous . there be certain scene when silverman be skate or hop where i be remind of jerry lewis . a for danner and ivey and they too be wonderful . their mannerism and intonation and idealism of the jewish culture be beautifully realize by them . the cinematography be just wonderful . beautiful brighton in 1937. even a the inevitability of war loom and the film be rich with many of the typical problem face by family in that period . in a sense and you do not have to be jewish to experience what the family be go through . a must see for nostalgic buff and and those of u who believe so strongly in family value .