A feel good bore

Rating: 2/10 (15 August 2006)

I found the movie to be a totally predictable, feel good, uplifting, clichÃ©d bore. You know what is going to happen the minute the story begins, and true to its formula, the film introduces it's flawed characters and brings you to the ending which is sooo uplifting you realize that yes, even thought they may not be winners in the eyes of the unwashed masses, this family has discoved, in the course of their adventure, that love is the most important thing.
Unfortunately, if you don't have a taste for this kind of smaltz, it looks good, but feels empty and boring. like you should have stayed home and read a good book. There are a few laughs, and lots of sight gags repeated over and over again, but there is really nothing about this movie that feels real.