Surprisingly okay

Rating: 5/10 (9 September 2006)

Since this is an independent film, I knew I was not going to get a B-Rated Hollywood flick. I was expecting some witty dialouge and an okay storyline and I got it! Boy did I have some high expectations though, what was funny was that I got to see Steve Carell be serious! But once again it was sarcasm, which he can serve anybody that tries to be funny.
Some of the characters that were written in this film, were pretty realistic. I mean that you got the hard working mom, the over achiever dad, the grampa that is tired of life, the depressed uncle(carell), the stupid emo "I hate everybody" son, and the cute daughter who has a dream of being a beauty queen. It's a pretty messed up family and with the way it was written, I liked the fact everything went downhill for them. It's the American family!
I found that this film got saved in the end with a bang. Check it out.