I love Spielberg, that being said, this is not his finest work. I have no idea who the editing staff was, or if Spielberg bothered to watch the film before release but ugh! First there is the glaring issue of how young Sam has blue eyes and older Sam has dark brown eyes; I mean that's a beginner's error. Then we have these gaping holes, like where Sam's mother's mom was when she got sick. She was in the beginning of the movie and then just sort of vanished only to appear again when they lived in Arizona and she should have been in New Jersey?? And if she was in New Jersey, why was there a Shiva held at their home in Arizona and why on earth did the Uncle show up at their house and how did he even find them? The monkey; where did it go? Any many do many more. The story is disjointed, confusing and overlong.