The Burns clan is gathering at their vacation place on the Rhode Island shore: Dan (a widower with three daughters), plus his parents, various brothers and a sister and their families. At a bookstore the first morning he's there, he chats up a woman, bares his soul and feels a connection before she gets a call and bolts. She's seeing someone, who turns out to be one of Dan's brothers. It's a dicey couple of days at the house as Dan can't keep his eyes off her, his brother is obviously falling in love, and everyone thinks she's great. In this big supportive family, who will be the first to find the tension too much to bear? And after the snap, then what?

The name of the central family in this film is Burns, just as in Peter Hedges previous directorial effort Pieces of April (2003).

Mitch Burns:
[Dan and his family are eating dinner with Mitch's girlfriend] I swear, the minute I saw her I felt like I was in the room with an angel.


Dan Burns:
This corn is like an angel.

Crew or equipment visible: Earpiece visible in Dane Cook's ear while singing the "Piggy-nose" song which then disappears.

Written by Sondre Lerche
Performed by Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down
Courtesy of Astralwerks
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music