The Parenting

The Parenting offers the weekend gathering of a gay couple, both sets of parents, and a female friend of one of the gay couple. Add Parker Posey as a kookie spiritualist offering a haunted home for an Air BNB, and the cast is complete. Also the parents as played by good actors that bring the funny as best as they can.

The trouble with this film is that it doesn't coalesce into a whole concept well. First, we have the class of cultures with the two sets of parents, one rich and uptight and the other middle class and more "common." Second, the gay couple follow some of the tropes albeit mildly elevated of what gays are typically in films. Third, the haunted house follows every step of a comedy satire of this type of film.

It was an okay watch, nothing special, and not bringing much overall to the table. It has a little bit of stiffness as if these were sketches strung together from a stage play. So while some scenes may bring a little levity to the movie, overall this doesn't offer much in terms of entertainment.

I wanted to like it, but If it wasn't for the supporting cast this wouldn't have worked, but they make it watchable. The humor is shallow and clichéd, but the performances are the backbone of this one.

The star power of the cast is really the only selling point here, and without them it's not worth the watch. Brian Cox was hilarious and demonstrated his range once again. Lisa Kudrow and Dean Norris actually complement each other quite well here. Parker Posey breathes life into the tired caricature of the cooky stranger, Edie Falco was meh and the two main characters lack good chemistry and depth.

Not a bad movie, it's just flat. It has redeeming moments, but for the most part, pairing a cast this talented with such a mediocre script leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

This movie doesn't take its self seriously and is basically a horror rom-com intentionally making fun of clichés and such. It's not reserved whatsoever so prepare to hear things out of nowhere that just make you giggle. The visual effects are mostly practical and not CGI which is where I believe this film gets a rating boost from me. The hate that most horror films receive is the story is not developed and blah blah blah, its a solo horror movie, just take an hour and a half and enjoy this silly little film with some friends or family. Overall the cast was perfect for their characters and it's a fun quick film.

Just what I was in the mood for. Several laugh-out-loud moments! Nothing mind-blowing, just a fun escape with a little horror sprinkled in. I watched because it was listed as the No. 1 movie this Friday on Max, and I knew Brandon Flynn from 13 Reasons Why, and like him as an actor. Was also obsessed with Lisa Kudrow's character in this; her one-liners had me cracking up. Not too spooky that those who aren't into horror wouldn't enjoy it. The best friend Sara was also hilarious! Such a funny joining-of-families gone terribly wrong, but the band of misfits somehow work together. I would watch again!

Not every film intentionally sets out to be Oscar-worthy. Sometimes you make a film to showcase Brian Cox as something other than Logan Roy, and whether that was the intent or not, he was hilarious and crude and kind, and I really enjoyed it! Love seeing Edie Falco again, LOVE Lisa Kudrow and her quippy one liners, LOOOOVE Parker Posey, she can't do anything wrong, in my opinion. It's just a mindless horror comedy (though more Comedy and less horror), and that's honestly what we all need right now. I probably wouldn't set out to watch it again, but I'm definitely glad I decided to watch it today!