peter falk shine a 90 year old morris applebaum and the patriarch who have decide it time to check out after hold a final and blow out bash . his three child and lauran san giacomo and david paymer and judge reinhold be notify or invite by letter and immediately arrive on his doorstep to deal with their eccentric father . there be a great father or daughter chemistry with laura san giacomo and whose character happen to undergo the most growth from the ordeal . it a well rounded example of your average and dysfunctional family and their memory and pain and growth and ignorance or tolerance of each others live . the musical score be one you will enjoy and the one liner be well time and hilarious . although i find the actual checking out party a let down and the rest of the film be sure to make you laugh and cry and leave the theater with a smile on your face . move over big fat greek wedding . the big fat jewish suicide have arrive .