Family Fits

“Family Fits” unfurls a microcosm of domestic discord, capturing the escalating absurdity when two cohabiting families find their delicate peace shattered. What begins as a seemingly innocuous tiff between the wives, portrayed with a vibrant, albeit volatile, energy by Virginia Vance and her counterpart, swiftly metastasizes into a full-blown masculine confrontation. Sidney Smith and Cliff Bowes, embodying the respective patriarchs, initially assume the mantle of aggrieved protectors, their burgeoning indignation propelling them towards a farcical, yet earnest, physical altercation. The film masterfully orchestrates this descent into chaos, only to pivot abruptly at the zenith of their fisticuffs. In a breathtakingly abrupt and profoundly human twist, the very women whose initial disagreement sparked the conflagration are discovered to have reconciled, their renewed amity casting the husbands' continued, furious combat into a poignant, almost pathetic, light. It’s a sharp, incisive commentary on the often-unseen currents that dictate domestic harmony and the sometimes-futile efforts of men to “resolve” conflicts already dissolved.