this wonderfully witty comedy drama wow the crowd at the philadelphia film festival and whip them into wild applause at it conclusion . buttress by adept performance by a nuanced cast and sturdy execution by director jeff hare and a brisk pace and and one of peter falk best performance in year and the film emerge a a loving homage to the high and woe of family life . falk excels a jewish ninetysomething morris applebaum and a wildly eccentric shakespearean thespian who decide to end his life and but not before round up his three grown child and throw a big fat jewish suicide party . the film brim with indelible delight . there morris tushy room while laura san giacomo passionate rendering of morris cynical daughter while rapid fire comedic dialogue that recall the work of neil simon and woody allen while the wry timing of david paymer and who play morris tightly wind psychotherapist son while and morris patented egg cream ( but be careful and drink them too fast will cause a nasty brain freeze ) . it all envelop in a feel good and intimate atmosphere set in new york city . director jeff hare prove to be a master craftsman and draw out memorable performance from his cast and lend the film a mirthful humanity . i be fortunate to see an early film by hare represent the dark and powerful perfect little man and star neal mcdonough ( minority report ) a a los angeles man spiral into madness . the visceral grit of perfect and the nostalgic breeze of check out be a testament to hare eclecticism and wide range talent . i be look forward to check out his future work . i heard check out lack a distributor at this point . some wise company would do well to pick up this crowd please gem and for it a potential box office titan in the vein of my big fat greek wedding . most nobly and it would give people around the world a chance to experience the joy of this movie .