I didn't find this offering charming or heart-warming, nor cutesy funny-which is what the producers were going for.
Despite the star-studded cast, the plot was clichéd and the relationship between characters predictable.
One more degree of sentimentality and this would have been in Disney territory.
I found the daughters too Brady bunch-esque, and the entire family at the lake exercises way too sappy and corny.
Perhaps I'm too cynical and pessimistic to suspend my disbelief in order to immerse myself in the themes of family, love and life.
Steve Carrel proves he can do drama.
Are there really families out there that exist on the Disney plane of existence?
As it happens 'silver linings playbook' was airing right after, and that's the type of family drama I can digest without the sugary aftertaste.
Good luck with this one, you'll need it.
Despite the star-studded cast, the plot was clichéd and the relationship between characters predictable.
One more degree of sentimentality and this would have been in Disney territory.
I found the daughters too Brady bunch-esque, and the entire family at the lake exercises way too sappy and corny.
Perhaps I'm too cynical and pessimistic to suspend my disbelief in order to immerse myself in the themes of family, love and life.
Steve Carrel proves he can do drama.
Are there really families out there that exist on the Disney plane of existence?
As it happens 'silver linings playbook' was airing right after, and that's the type of family drama I can digest without the sugary aftertaste.
Good luck with this one, you'll need it.