Jason Bateman is Judd, a man who, by his own admission, has never taken any chances, who has spent his whole life playing it safe. Oh, dear. Cue the manic pixie dream girl. While you're at it, throw in a dead dad, a wayward wife, a trip home, a sexually uninhibited mom, and some crazy siblings (the ne'er-do-well, the Type A first-born, the lovelorn sister). And as long as we're secular Jews sitting shiva for some reason, let's add a boyish Rabbi and get stoned at Temple. (Don't worry; I haven't given it all away, not nearly.) Director Shawn Levy found success with Night at the Museum, a comedy seasoned with familial drama. Here, he attempts to invert the formula, but winds up with stale drama soaked in jokes: cinematic milk toast. Sample dramatic dialogue: "It's okay to be fine, and you deserve to be fine." Sample comedy: sex broadcast via baby monitor. With Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, et alia. (2014) — Matthew Lickona