Film Review – Love the Coopers

If you’re planning to see “Love the Coopers,” remember to bring a pencil and some scratch paper. It may be easier to follow this mess of a movie with the help of careful notes, but there are no guarantees. A Christmas lump of coal sneaking into theaters before Thanksgiving, “Love the Coopers” strives to be a heartwarming holiday effort concerning a dysfunctional family, but never once does it stop to introduce the participants or explain the details. Director Jessie Nelson and screenwriter Steven Rogers soak the picture in maudlin events, with occasional breaks for light slapstick, but as the feature unfolds, less is understood about the titular clan and their yearly need to make one another miserable. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com