The Sleepover

Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

This movie has a lot of good surprises to it.

I'm not a big fan of Malin Akerman, but I'm not going to say she's not good in action sequence (and she does it in heels), but Joe Manganiello and Ken Marino (who is credited in IMDB as "Glen" though there is a whole running joke with his name being "Ron") both sort of rule the spotlight when they're on screen and she gets overshadowed even though she's the "main" character (at least out of the adults).

The kids mostly do an amazing job, I think they'll be worth watching as they grow in their careers.

The only big "problem" I'm seeing in this is that you're crossing a heist movie with a rescue movie, with kids.....and it feels a lot like "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" they're is even 4 of them, 2 are related. It's more likely just a coincidence of similarities, but it's a god comparison of when it gets noisy versus how to make it more seemless (Dora wins).

Can't imagine this will be disappointing watch for younger audiences, and it's definitely good enough for adults too.

A LOT of people these days of internet isolation forget that there are other people in the world. Some are called children. Some are called families. This is a really good family movie. Like so many family movies my parents took us to when I was a kid, The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes, Swiss Family Robinson, That Darn Cat, The Shaggy DA, etc., etc., etc., this movie is made for family viewing. It's also made for children. And older folks who still like family movies. And me. And you. Make some popcorn.

I enjoyed the film. But, there are decidedly lame aspects to the story. Production and acting are fine and help the somewhat stale retread of a "secret" family history of a checkered past. Some standard elements of gross out humor that really weren't needed, and the hammer is heavy coming down to have the "lessons learned" from the caper about belief in one's self and love. On the other hand, there wasn't really anything inappropriate for kids and that is sometimes amazing in a film. (And I say that as a single man without any kids.) Been done much better, but this still was a fun film to watch.

The movie is certainly worth watching thanks to free acting by Simkins. There are many funny moments in the movie especially involving Simkins. This young kid lightens up the mood. Keep your logical mind aside and just enjoy the movie.

Not for adults, but for children a pretty exciting and nice spy-like movie. They seemed to like it! So their rating is 7.

Btw, I love Netflix...