Best Comedy in Some time

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2006)

This movie actually had me howling, as I've never done before. Well, perhaps when I first saw The Producers. Alan Arkin is a comedic genius. All I have to do is look at him and I start laughing. I don't know why they don't make more movies like this. The comedy as a genre is in serious trouble in my humble opinion. This one gave me hope. Even though quite a bit of it was predictable, I still enjoyed it tremendously. All the actors did a wonderful job, but Alan Arkin is the greatest movie comedian of all time. I hope he continues to work into his dotage. Or mine, whichever comes first. I also was very impressed by Abigail Breslin's performance. Often children are the weakest link in a picture, but this kid is a natural.