nobody means what they say on thanksgiving
I like the implication that Claudia (Holly Hunter) is lost in the painting she's restoring, so much so that she isn't sure where to walk after. (I've written about Home for the Holidays before-- day 479 - what life is all about day 480 - i'm half crazy day 481 - clown family day 482 - isn't it just too perfect, what i did? day 483 - time doesn't matter day 484 - shoveling the turkey and stuffing the snow day 485 - i wish i had it all on tape --and I probably don't have anything new to say. I just...) I just wanted an old standby tonight. Long day of cooking and then eating, and there might be shopping later. And, there's Angela Paton (Mrs. Lancaster in Groundhog Day ) as the mildly annoying old lady next to Claudia on the plane. Like Thanksgiving can be, it's like a reunion. I like how Henry (Charles Durning) sneaks some pumpkins pie the night before Thanksgiving, slips into bed and immediately admits to it without any prompt o...