The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) Review

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) is reviewed for its story, performances, filmmaking and lasting impact.

Story and Characters

Estranged adult siblings reunite around their difficult artist father, reopening old resentments and competing loyalties.

Danny Meyerowitz’s wounded pride and fierce attachment to family make him both sympathetic and frustrating. The siblings’ arguments reveal how childhood hierarchies can persist into adulthood.

Performances and Direction

Sandler gives a restrained, emotionally precise performance alongside Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman. Baumbach’s overlapping conversations and chaptered structure capture the messy rhythms of family life.

Filmmaking and Themes

The characters’ self-absorption and episodic pacing can test patience, but the film’s observations about artistic ego and familial disappointment are incisive.

The Final Verdict

A perceptive family comedy-drama that highlights Sandler’s skill with vulnerable, complicated characters.