Even while Carrey was in the first flush of TV fame as the MVP on Fox sketch comedy show "In Living Color," he proved his dramatic versatility for the network with a straight role in this Emmy-nominated TV movie. It’s an "Ordinary People"-like drama about a family whose three adult children are cracking under the pressure of living up to their parents’ idealized images of suburban domesticity. Carrey’s the alcoholic dropout son; it’s a stock role, but he’s a revelation in it.
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