I wanted to like this....

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 2006)

Drowning in the sea of You, Me & Dupree, Little Man and Beerfest currently clogging up our multiplexes I really wanted to like this film, promising as it did a return to a more cerebral sensibility which is sadly missing from US film. I couldn't warm to it though.
I found all of the characters selfish, gormless and unlikeable. The film work its quirkiness right next to its heart, on its sleeve. The whole mean spirited tone of the film left a foul taste in my mouth.
What was the deal with Grandad? The feisty old guy who won't be kept down was in fact a mean and twisted dirty old man. I didn't get it.
A tale of a family of losers on the road together is the main appeal here but I couldn't see much redemption for them at the end of it. Perhaps this wasn't the point but I certainly didn't enjoy the time I spent in their company.