How did this mundane film possibly garner an 8.2 rating?!

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2015)

How did this mundane film possibly garner an 8.2 rating?! Because it introduced Robin Wright to us? Because it has an interesting cast? Because of a dashing young Mandy Patinkin, a personal favorite of mine? Or because of IMDb.com's biggest weakness: predilections of voters.... I'll chalk it up to all of the above. Nothing very original, no standout chemistry. All in all, a children's film, which is fine. Most original thing about it is the ensemble cast. Not much to compare it to, with Peter Falk, Andre the Giant, a pre-Wonder Years Fred Savage, Wallace (the buffoon) Shawn, Christopher Guest, Peter Cook... quite the cross-section! Watch it with the kids.