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I was hopping in getting a better insight about the man who choose to live in cruise ships about twenty years ago. Although with an interesting subject, this doc fails as it doesn't tell us anything about the man an the reasons for his unusual choise.

It could have been just be a 10 second foot note on the news, that the amount of insight on the subject was the same.

I didn't know about this movie until a few days ago when I saw a trailer of it on TV, and it caught my attention.

The actors were fairly good at start, but what really caught my eye was the story. I especially like comedy/drama about family inter- relations.

So I decide to give it a chance, and I didn't regret it.

This is a very well-constructed and modern comedy about a dysfunctional family that grew apart and despite that, they all love each other very much (in their particular way).

The script is good. A death in the family brings about the opportunity to reconnect the family, to chase away old ghosts, in a "forced" tell all exercise, all wrapped in by the mourning ceremony of Shiva.

The performances are very good, and I especially liked Jane Fonda (she rules completely), Tina Fey and Jason Bateman. They all are no strangers to this kind of movie and we can see why.

The director already has some comedies under his belt (Night at the Museum 1 and 2 as well as the reboot of the Pink Panther) making this a very efficient exercise of movie watching.

Summing it up I enjoyed this movie very much. It is funny, and a bit of a kicker in family ties so just my kind of movie.

We should always thing about the best thing/choice for us but we can't forget those who love us. Maybe they can help.

This movie is a true expression of amateur filmography that we can see in every aspect of the picture.

From the actors that are all amateurs, to the technical staff which are well intentioned persons that curiously ended up making a movie.

The script is basic, and exploits the Portuguese stereotypes of the small time burglars, in a gang of four, with narrow minded plans taken to the extreme.

The story of a disbanded gang of four intriguing characters, that when their leader gets out of jail after a 5 year stretch, comes up with a brilliant plan, that will take them all to retire in Brasil, by robbing a gas station.

This fab four gang is made of a drug dealer – Rato, an unemployed guy that liked to steal from his boss – Culatra, a drunk and dope-head – Bino, and the leader of the pack, the man with all the solutions – Tone.

This is a relatively bad movie with poor quality but is worth seeing because it represents the willpower of a group of guys that really wanted to make a movie, with very little means.

It is another great example of "where there's a will there's a way".

Good on you guys. We need people like them in the Portuguese movies.