Better Living

    Synopsis

    A comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of hardship.

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      Cast

      • Roy ScheiderLarry
      • Olympia DukakisNora
      • Edward HerrmannJack
      • Scott CohenLarry
      • Dan MoranDan
      • Deborah HedwallElizabeth
      • Brian TarantinaDanny
      • Myra Lucretia TaylorWaitress
      • Phyllis SomervilleNellie
      • Catherine CorpenyMaryAnn
      • 60

        Variety

        Vibrant, snappy and surprisingly fresh.
      • 38

        New York Daily News

        Made in 1998, the picture sags beneath the leaden weight of its pre-millennial theme.
      • 30

        TV Guide Magazine

        It's all terribly schematic, thematically obvious and not in the least bit funny.
      • 30

        The New York Times

        Feels like an early rehearsal for a play where all the movement is being coordinated but the underlying emotional notes have yet to be set.
      • 25

        Christian Science Monitor

        Not even veteran talents like Dukakis and Scheider can surmount the artificial dialogue, arbitrary plot twists, and wan humor of this disappointing comedy-drama.
      • 20

        L.A. Weekly

        Talky and labored.
      • 9

        Mr. Showbiz

        Better, as they say, than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick -- but only just.