This offbeat comedy is centered on a family. The family is eccentric and a bit dysfunctional, and each person had their own conflict. The most interesting character to me was Margot. Out of all the members, she was adopted and the only one not blood related. Royal made many slights during the movie at her status. When she mentioned that she’s never met Royal’s mother, he responded with “she wasn’t your real grandmother”. She was a secret smoker since age 12 and ran away from home when she was 14. No one knew where she went until she mentioned it to her nephews. Additionally, she has been married to a man who doesn’t even know her. She is closed off as a character, rarely smiling, and dressed in conservative clothing. For a character that smokes, drinks, and is promiscuous it was interesting to see her dressed in conservative outfits. She had the elegant country club look and yet her personality didn’t fit the role.
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Endless possibilities
Margot was truly a really interersting character. Being the adopted child put her in an interesting situation with everyone from not exactly seeing her father as her father to loving her mother but still not having a full on mother-daughter bond with her. Margot isn’t one to fully demonstrate emotion either yet finds a way to show she cares for them in her own way. Her relationships hold no substance except for the one with Richie. She does look however, to make things better for as many as she can and she does feel bad for actions that have hurt others. She is a little bit all over the place but she can handle herself. I thought her character was fascinating and was so interested in seeing where she would end up by the end of the movie.