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Writer Dan Fogelman and director Anne Fletcher don’t make it easy on us, because we have to get past the initial part of the movie, where her character is established as being nudgy and annoying. She’s effortlessly convincing as a New Jersey widow whose habits drive her grown son crazy. A story contrivance inspires him to ask her to join him on a cross-country road trip, during which he calls on a variety of businesses to pitch a newly developed cleaning product. Having his mom along leads to a series of colorful and embarrassing misadventures—some amusing, some silly.
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1 Comment
Eli | December 27, 2012 1:56 PM
So... no to The Hobbit, but yes to this crap? Seriously lost a lot of credibility in my book as a reviewer. You don't have to like The Hobbit, but just because "Barbara" is in a movie it doesn't warrant unmitigated butt-kissing of the highest order. I'm sure she 'knocks them dead' with her amazing delivery a la those Ben Stiller Focker movies... those were top notch too right? Sad, just sad sir.