Then we learn that the father is divorced, the boy is from his first marriage and Ball is his second wife. Hope ruins the film really. His one-liners peppering the film like some sort of rancid chilli pepper. What's ironic about this is the film actually begins with him guessing what's going to happen next in a play he is watching and than deriding it. Ball, meanwhile, holds her head up and does a respectable job, even though she can smell the stink of the film.
Ball seems more adept at the film's supposed sophisticated tone.
She doesn't have a single zany moment here. It's quite an admirable job on her part. Kellman, however, is the real find here. Enjoyable, humorous, delightful and articulate, the boy is a wonderful actor and even brings a tear to the eye in the climactic moment his character experiences. We like this kid.