When Adam Thornton (Ed Asner) learns that he only has a little time left to live, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family.
However that was
easier said than done, due mainly to his stubborn nature, but walking out on
his wife didn’t help nor did his estrangement with his youngest son after an
argument.
When his doctor told
him it wasn’t good for him to travel it wss suggested that he invite the whole
family to spend Christmas with him.
Although most of them
accept, Adam's attempts at reconciliation prove far from easy.
The Gathering is a
wonderful holiday treat with just the right balance of sentimentality and
saccharin.
Ed Asner is perfect as
the estranged husband and father but Maureen Stapleton is simply brilliant as
Kate and is by far the best of a very strong cast.
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