Scorched earth tactics

A dysfunctional-family-get-together movie. There's an insecure-neurotic actress (Nicole Kidman), his brother, a writer with writer's block (Jason Bateman) and their parents (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett) who are all hyped up on weird avantgarde public performances. Tightropes between a melancholy drama and comedy and, despite great actors, falls down and fails way too often.