Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his children's lives are not quite as picture-perfect as they've made them out to be.
Everybody's Fine is a gentle, emotionally earnest drama anchored by Robert De Niro's restrained and touching performance as the widowed Frank Goode. The plot follows a familiar road-trip-as-self-discovery structure, hitting fairly predictable beats as each child reveals hidden struggles — functional but not especially inventive. De Niro elevates the material considerably, and supporting turns from Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, and Drew Barrymore are solid if underwritten. Cinematography is competent and occasionally picturesque but unremarkable. The film treads well-worn family-drama territory and offers little that distinguishes it conceptually from similar fare. The ending leans into sentimental resolution that feels earned emotionally if somewhat conventional narratively.