The Daytrippers
1996
****
Director: Greg Mottola
Cast: Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, Anne Meara, Pat McNamara, Campbell Scott, Marcia Gay Harden, Bobby Cannavale, Richard Petrocelli
Eliza believes she is happily married to Louis, but when she discovers a love letter in his pocket, she travels from Long Island to New York City with her parents, sister and her sister’s boyfriend to confront him. Greg Mottola's directorial debut is a delightful comedy-drama, which is lightly plotted but enriched with wonderfully drawn characters and believable human interactions over the course of one chaotic day. The performances are natural.
