A filmmaker behind some of the greatest movies of the last few years ("De Palma," "Fances Ha,") Noah Baumbach somewhat returns to his roots with this story of a family of nebbish New York intellectuals. Although sexual harassment claims may derail his awards potential, Dustin Hoffman is tremendous as a curmudgeonly sculptor, with Ben Stiller and Elizabeth Marvel as his grown children.
But it’s Adam Sandler, in his best performance in years, as another of Hoffman’s kids — who is going through a divorce, seeing his child off to college, and limping badly — who is the real revelation. "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" might not be everybody’s cup of tea, but it’s an undeniably impressive achievement.
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