I have to admit going into this a little unprepared and not sure what to expect. I hadn't read any write ups and went in with very little knowledge of what the movie was about.
I nearly always like Shirley MacLaine movies, she rarely does a bad one and Amanda Seyfried usually does OK. This was no exception and Shirley MacLaine really shines in this one. The roles is not really new, we have seen her in this type of role before so it is one she is either picked for or picks for herself.
Amanda Seyfried does quite well, but the real performance to look out for is from AnnJewel Lee Dixon, she really does make for a fun movie and steals some of the scenes she is in from Shirley MacLaine.
Word of warning, if you don't like the use of foul language by young children you may not like this movie, be prepared for that.
Some would say this is a predictable movie, so be it, it probably is, but it is also very entertaining and worth the price of admission.
8/10 for me and I would see it again.
I nearly always like Shirley MacLaine movies, she rarely does a bad one and Amanda Seyfried usually does OK. This was no exception and Shirley MacLaine really shines in this one. The roles is not really new, we have seen her in this type of role before so it is one she is either picked for or picks for herself.
Amanda Seyfried does quite well, but the real performance to look out for is from AnnJewel Lee Dixon, she really does make for a fun movie and steals some of the scenes she is in from Shirley MacLaine.
Word of warning, if you don't like the use of foul language by young children you may not like this movie, be prepared for that.
Some would say this is a predictable movie, so be it, it probably is, but it is also very entertaining and worth the price of admission.
8/10 for me and I would see it again.