"A little too overrated."

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2012)

The film is the showcase of American people lifestyle. However I do believe that films do present things with a little exaggeration and that they are mostly not true (Unless of course based on true incident.). But considering that 40% of all is true I pitied while watching the movie, because of the sad lives of the American families. The story of the film is good and is told from the perspective of a Man named Lester. He is having trouble holding everything together and especially when his family doesn't show much respect to him. There are interesting things too when he gets attracted to one of a friend of his daughter and even fantasizes to have sex with her. While the film does not offer anything great in the story but there is a little feel of reality in that which might make you curious. I have always loved family dramas because they are the best source of information about the middle class people of that country. To be really true I felt like laughing after watching the film. Having watched a lot of dramas in various languages we have the portrayal of American family which is so sad.
PROS:
The film has emotional dramas mixed with a little humor at appropriate places. There are misunderstandings also. There is a hidden message present in the film. I feel happy to say that the director was able to portray a very important thing – "Happiness". When you will focus on the characters, you will found out that no one was happy in reality. All of them were hiding behind a sense of misjudgment. Sometimes even this is conveyed through dialogs when the characters say to each other's that you are just a sad old man. The movie wanted to convey that you have to really find happiness somewhere; otherwise ultimately you will get frustrated. Then this frustration ultimately leads to a lot of further problems.
CONS:
While everything including the story and the acting of the cast was perfect, I felt like some kind of energy was lacking in the film. It will give you instances to laugh or feel bad but all comes too slowly and have a dull demeanor.
MESSAGE: "Find Happiness."
VERDICT: "A recommended watch."