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My dad and I really like Jeff Daniels. The Squid and the Whale was better than I thought it would be, though I didn't care much for the wishy-washy ending. I mean sometimes when I see movies that are as solid as that one, I wish that the ending didn't feel so misdirected. They were reaching for a great metaphor, and it didn't really work for me. And I am pretty fond of metaphors a lot of the time. But in the case of this movie, I think the ending felt half-assed.
But yeah, I did enjoy seeing how the characters interacted with one another, and comparing it to my own parents' divorce, and seeing all of the similarities. Some parts were a real stretch and kind of overdone, but for the most part I think the movie was a success.