![]() ![]() His desire to remain in town isn’t because he wants to spend more time with his sisters but because of far sketchier motivations: he is addicted to the thrill of winning the small-time poker game held at an old friend’s house. Initially planning on a swift 36h trip, Erik extends his stay with each coming day. Still, there is plenty of warmth to be had within the arms of little sister Maggie ( Sophia Lillis), the bubbly bridge between the two rancorous older siblings. She communicates this ever-boiling anger through a mix of cold stares and passive-aggressive silences, not exactly the warm welcome Erik expected upon returning to his hometown for the first time in three years. It is easy to imagine Hannah Gross’ Rachel also wanting to hit her brother, Erik ( Michael Cera), with a large wooden branch. This thorny dance between guilt and anger is the driving force behind indie filmmaker Dustin Guy Defa’s “ The Adults,” a dramedy about a trio of siblings trapped within this tricky web of familial communications. Despite regretting having caused the biggest, purplest bump I have ever seen sprawl out of another human’s head on my little brother’s tiny skull, sometimes I still have a burning desire to hit him with a massive piece of wood. This little anecdote is to say communication doesn’t always come naturally to siblings. READ MORE: ‘BlackBerry’ Review: Matt Johnson’s Chronicling Of The Rise & Downfall Of The BlackBerry Is A Boisterous Ode To The Underdog I still remember the shock he still remembers the pain. The day he carelessly ripped a hole through the plastic pool I waited years to get was the final straw, and I hit him in the head with the biggest - and heaviest - branch I could find. ![]() Six years younger, we had an age difference primed to maximize annoyance, his constant nagging the spark for my first foray with untethered fury. To this day, I am traumatized by the notion I could have killed my little brother. ![]()
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