Movie Review - Change of Plans

[kriadydragon]

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.

Comments

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

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.