All Downhill From Here

A multigenerational, interfaith family converges on a Vermont ski chalet to celebrate a new marriage. Before anyone unpacks, they discover the chalet was secretly rented to strangers who vanished and left behind their dog with a note that just says — enjoy her. So now there’s a dog.

Benjamin, the groom, is a newly converted Jew doing his earnest best. His wife Talia is strong-willed and not interested in pretending the kosher thing is up for debate. His older brother Scott shows up with unresolved everything. Charlotte, the aunt, tries to fix the mood through jokes and blunt honesty, which helps and doesn’t.

First explosion: Shoshana, Talia’s older sister, is pregnant. Scott is the father. Scott immediately proposes — out loud, in front of everyone — turning a private, terrifying moment into a family-wide spectacle. Shoshana is furious. Everyone else reacts through their own stuff.

Dinner makes it worse. Benjamin announces kosher. The Meltzer parents announce they’re moving to Israel. The table becomes a generational argument about fear, memory, and whether the kids are paying enough attention to history. Nobody wins.

On the mountain, Shoshana gets cornered by Barry — an entitled rabbi’s son and her other entanglement — who tries to take over completely. Scott, Rachel, and Alan race up to intervene. They get unexpected help from Charlotte, who has been coming to Killington for years not to ski but to quietly date Julie, the gondola manager.

At the peak lodge, Shoshana shuts Barry down publicly. Scott proposes again — sincerely this time. She says yes.

They rush home with good news. Anne tells them she has advanced breast cancer.

Everything clicks. The chalet, the gift, the desperate need to get everyone in one place — it all makes sense. Anne doesn’t collapse. She decides to keep the dog. She tells Benjamin his achievements were never the point. Just him.

By Sunday, Rachel and Alan cancel the Israel move and buy Scott’s Connecticut listing instead. Everyone ends up closer — literally and otherwise.

Snow falls. Faith stays. The family sits down together.

All downhill from here. Completely worth the ride.