This film fills a much needed gap in the market.

Rating: 1/10 (28 June 2009)

The funniest aspect of this film is that it was nominated for an Oscar.
The plot is predictable and derivative. There are no belly laughs in it. There are no clever laughs in it. There are plenty of icky situations and attempts at shock humour, but they're just not funny. There are elements of attempted farce, but they don't work. There are plot elements that aren't resolved (the father subplot), and some that are resolved in an unrealistically easy fashion (the grandpa subplot).
Hollywood doesn't often do black comedy well, and this is most definitely not an exception to that.
Rather than an uplifting comedy, this left us feeling depressed and wondering what we'd wasted nearly two hours watching.
We watched it on the recommendation of a friend, having spotted the DVD in the bargain bucket of the local superstore.
No matter what your friends say, avoid it. You'll be glad you did.