Next is Everybody's Fine starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell and directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee). I just saw the trailer last night at a screening of Extract and come to learn it isn't even online yet. This one, too, looks a little generic, but the trailer managed to sell it's story above its cliche plot following a widower (De Niro) who embarks on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with each of his grown children only to discover that their lives are far from picture perfect.

Outside of Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine and Morgan Freeman in Invictus I think the Best Actor category is about as volatile as they come. I don't see much of a chance for Owen, but De Niro's role in Everybody's Fine looks like one that may be able to rise above the rather simple subject matter, especially considering the talent around him, all of which looked good in the preview. Actually, I thought the film looked pretty good.

Can you see De Niro getting nominated for an Academy Award? Please talk more about the movie :)

yes, definitely. he carries the entire movie by himself and his interactions with barrymore and beckinsale are great. He relates to a lot of fathers out there and his acting is superb

Where did you see the screening? and can you give some more details? especially De Niro's performance.

In La. Specifics? its hard to describe exactly..... he has this hard working element to him in his relationship with his job (lining the wiring for telephone poles) and he sort of uses this as a metaphor for his life which is really interesting. He also captures that "my child can do no wrong" aspect of parents, how they will be proud of their children no matter what the end up doing (ie big twists with both barrymore and beckinsales characters)