Reviews

Critics be damned, I loved this movie. I know it is flawed, and won't win any awards for writing, editing or best picture, but it is a very entertaining movie with charisma to spare. Great Friday night out with the girls kind of flick. The audience was about 90% female and all seemed to be having a great time. I highly recommend this movie if you want to turn your brain off and just relax and laugh little and maybe cry a little and feel good when its all over.

Its hard to comment on this film, I didn't read any hype, and had no idea what to expect, I didn't know it was a "Farrelly Bros' movie, etc. I only saw one clip w/ Alec Baldwin and was captivated and had to see it. To me, the movie was not sure what it was about, part coming of age, part vulgar comedy, and part drama. The the subplot w/ George Wendt's character went nowhere. The best parts of the movie were the scenes between Old Man Dunphy and his son "Dildo". I was left starving for more of the two interacting on screen. The scenes at school were fun but predictable, kind of Dazed and Confused meets Dead Poets Society. I liked the movie, and enjoyed it, but felt it could have been so much more. Trying to hard to appeal to a teen crowd, but the majority of the audience in the one I attended was middle age and older. Odd sort of marketing I suppose. The teen crowd most likely will not see this movie. Should have given up the coming of age story line and stuck with the father and son and dead mother conflict, that was the most interesting and intriguing part of the movie, and most engrossing.

Watched this movie on labor day, and it made my day! It was delightful, funny, charming, and thoroughly enjoyable! And a thought occurred to me, it would be a great movie for a remake, the plot is very current and could make a great updated story, and the potential to be quite funny. I actually laughed out loud several times during the movie. If you have not seen it, please check it out... its great!