It's not a bad movie, but it's not great either. Movie is too focused on plot so a lot of characters are just space-fillers. With the exception of Olive, and partly her grandfather, the whole cast seemed neither here nor there. And I can't stand her brother, I guess every year that passes makes me less and less sympathetic to the whole teen angst nonsense. And in spirit of the "like father like son", every time Greg Kinnear spoke I had to stop myself from gauging my eyes out (reaction similar to the one I had watching him in "House of Cards".
However, the second half of the movie is good enough to even make you chuckle once in a while, so you hate those characters a bit less. All in all, this is a cute movie for a night-in with the family, but it's a far cry from "timeless classic" some claim it to be.
However, the second half of the movie is good enough to even make you chuckle once in a while, so you hate those characters a bit less. All in all, this is a cute movie for a night-in with the family, but it's a far cry from "timeless classic" some claim it to be.