kriadydragon | Movie Review

D'aaaaw! Adorable! Oh, and the show was cute, too ;)

Well I was pleasantly surprised. I'll admit I gave the show a chance because of Joe, but I had expected to cringe quite a bit because made-for-TV family movies tend to be... er... unpleasant viewing, especially movies about families. I'm not a fan of characters with kids because more often than not - to me at least - the kids tend to be bratty, whiny, selfish, stupid and completely difficult to sympathize with.

But I really liked the kids in this movie. They were kids going through an actual trauma and trying to get through it, not kids looking for trauma as a reason to be self-pitying. It was actually easy to sympathize with these kids, and though the movie was predictable in some parts, it was all together still pretty dang good. There were actually a few times I got all misty-eyed.

And Joe, good old Joe, still his hot self :D He works great with kids. Very natural and easy going with them, which made it hard to buy that he was supposed to be an inexperienced new parent;) Not a bad thing, though, as too much parental bumbling would have been just as cringe-worthy as self-centered kids.

I have it DVR'd, so may give it another watch later on.

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I am not a fan of sappy movies and this was no exception. I loved Joe in it because it was Joe, but it was clearly a vehicle for Brooke White. I thought her acting was atrocious, and certainly not helped by the badly written script. Joe hardly got more than two line at time. His best scenes were the ones he was in by himself or with the kids alone. They should have had it about a single guy getting the kids...then I would liked it better.

The kids were adorable, especially the little girl. She was precious. There was so little story and so many commericals that it was hard to stay focused on the story line. Not one scene was long enough for anything meaningful to occur. A very bad script and a very predictable sappy ending...too much sugar for me.

That said, Joe Flanigan is worth watching even in something bad. I hope he can find a better vehicle for him. But boy, did he look good....

I miss Sheppard.....

That said, Joe Flanigan is worth watching even in something bad.

Indeed, it's better than no Joe.

I miis Sheppard too ...

Oooo, I like that idea! Joe's character as a single man taking on his friends' kids. But then, that wouldn't be Wal-Mart's idea of an "ideal family", would it? Ha! A little less at atrocious to them than a gay couple becoming parents. I think you're right - this was a vehicle for Brooke White. I loved Joe in this pilot movie. He had many adorable moments. I also think his best scenes were when Brooke wasn't in the scene. It aired on a very busy night - NFL playoffs, so I imagine they got a smaller audience than if they had aired it Friday night. DUH!! I also didn't see one preview aired on FOX the week leading up to the premier, though I saw the trailer aired several times on The Weather Channel - go figure! We'll see. Maybe it won't get picked up and Joe will just move on; or maybe he just won't sign on for the series. -Diane

Yeah, if you're not into sap then this is probably a movie to avoid. I like a bit of fluff, but there's a precarious balance about it, and most family-oriented shows tend to layer the fluff on to cringe-worthy proportions. But I've seen quite a few fluff flicks and felt this movie pretty dang tolerable when compared to others of its like. Yes, Brooke wasn't the best actress, but I've seen worse so I cut her a lot of slack for it.

That said, there were moments when I did cringe, and felt the sweetness could have been toned down a bit. But overall, I did like it despite its flaws.

However, I don't think I would be into it if it became a series, even with Joe in it.

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