Stuck in the Middle

Rating: 5/10 (16 September 2019)

The film contains the kernal of some interesting themes but ultimately its too dumb to take seriously and too po faced to be disposable fun.
A barely functional family (the mum is an emotional wreck, the dad is a checked out philanderer,a son and the deaf daughter nearly died as a result of parental neglect) are some how deamed suitable to adopt a child and pick the strangest kid in the orphanage. People treat her like garbage but turns out shes a wrong un so its ok. The acting, direction and pretty much everything are all solid enough but the film struggles to transition from slow burn opening to ott finale.