N.Y. Times Review, Janet Maslin - "The Daytrippers"

Eliza D'Amico (Hope Davis) lives on Long Island and thinks she is happily married to Louis (Stanley Tucci), who works in Manhattan. Then she finds a letter that was apparently written to her husband. It quotes Andrew Marvell and is signed ''Love forever, Sandy.'' Even more surprising than where this situation leads ''The Daytrippers'' is the way Eliza decides to tackle it: with her whole family.

The Malones turn out to be the secret weapon of Greg Mottola's spirited, expertly acted first feature, which is set right after Thanksgiving and is most definitely not about a man secretly planning to show his wife a merry Christmas. Eliza's family responds to her crisis so loyally they all pile into the station wagon and head for Manhattan. They mean to march into Louis's Park Avenue publishing office and help Eliza while she demands an explanation. ''It's very easy to lie on the phone,'' insists Rita (Anne Meara), Eliza's sweet, overbearing mother, by way of explaining why the Malones must court severe culture shock by venturing into town.

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