Not something most can relate to

Rating: 3/10 (30 December 2006)

I found this movie in a VCR player and decided to watch it because I am a huge Owen Wilson Fan (as my name clearly implies).
I was a little disappointed by the main premise of the movie--I was expecting something a little more realistic (the VHS tape, after all, had originally been from Blockbuster video...or possibly Hollywood, I don't remember because I loaned it to someone I met on the internet so cannot check now to see but I'm pretty sure it was Blockbuster. It could have been from Hollywood though. Like I said, I don't remember so please don't IM me about this information).
For starters, why would anyone need to meet someone else's parents when they have parent's of their own (that they do not need to meet, unless they were abandoned as children and left either at an orphanage or for dead on the harsh, realistic streets of New York City. Even then, I really don't see the point of meeting the parent's who never loved you). What made this idea even more improbable, was the idea that there was a great deal of distance to travel for that meeting to occur...I'm not sure what Owen Wilson was thinking when he accepted this part. What I do know is that I have never met anyone else's parents other than my own (my parents loved me very much and did not abandon me in New York City). And I'm glad too, because from what this movie portrays, other people's parent's are very mean and would probably judge me off of my character.
If you're looking for a realistic film about social situations I would much rather you watched Saving Private Ryan. It's a lot like this movie but a lot more realistic.