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Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) -- Lucky is the story of a 13-year-old boy who uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.
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Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) -- Lucky is the story of a 13-year-old boy who uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.
Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) -- Lucky is the story of a 13-year-old boy who uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.

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Mark Zakarin (written by)
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Release Date:
28 December 2006 (Israel) more
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Something's not quite kosher.
Plot:
A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather. full summary | add synopsis
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Also Known As:
Lucky 13 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some crude language, nudity and brief drug references.
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90 min
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Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 (No. 41523) | South Korea:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating)
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The working title for this movie was "Lucky 13." more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Benjamin is reading his Haftorah at his Bar Mitzvah, he fails to say the required prayer that precedes it. Instead, he goes right into the Haftorah portion itself. more
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Rose Fiedler: Shamu is Jewish? more
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Thaddaus Hill: Hey, I'm running too!, 3 September 2008
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Author: freakfire-1 from Texas, United States

Ah, how is it like to "keep up with the Steins"? The answer is that it is much like keeping up with the Joneses, except this competition is more Jewish. Well, if you call attempts at reading Hebrew "Jewish".

The Fiedlers are trying to one-up the Steins post-Bar Mitzvah party. Their son doesn't much want it, but instead wants to see the grandfather he didn't know. Combine that with the fact that his dad doesn't like grandpa for an obvious reason leads to an interesting confrontation.

There are a few funny things. Yes there is nudity, but not many people go for old man nudity in a pool. Also his cane is a nice addition because of its usefulness with annoying drivers.

The downside is that is comes off like a quasi-false documentary. While that is nice, knowing the soon-to-be man's thoughts, it doesn't play out too much further.

Overall, it had some entertainment value. "C+"

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