I won't say "Home Fries" is a complete waste. I was somehow taken in enough to watch the entire movie. One shining light is Jake Busey, who steals most of the scenes he has, and the crazy thing is that he's stealing them from actors like Luke Wilson and Catherine O'Hara.
The writing, dialogue and costumes were another highlight of the movie. The portrayal of the Jackson family was right on the money.
It was the overall movie premise and plot lines that were average at best. After the first 30 minutes of the movie you could see the direction the film would take.
Overall, this movie didn't know which way it wanted to go. A comedy? A drama? A romantic comedy? One might think they were trying to make a movie along the lines of "Raising Arizona". If that was the case, they missed.
The writing, dialogue and costumes were another highlight of the movie. The portrayal of the Jackson family was right on the money.
It was the overall movie premise and plot lines that were average at best. After the first 30 minutes of the movie you could see the direction the film would take.
Overall, this movie didn't know which way it wanted to go. A comedy? A drama? A romantic comedy? One might think they were trying to make a movie along the lines of "Raising Arizona". If that was the case, they missed.