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Most of the comments so far have nailed this one right on the head. Viewers under "a certain age" and with IQ's of three digits should avoid "Chance of a Lifetime" like a George W.Bush appointee facing a Congressional grilling.

The cast is composed largely of veterans who know their way around a well-written script. Is the premise wildly original? No, but the movie stands out like a lighthouse at midnight in the current and non-ending glut of movies/TV geared to the most-desirable audience demographic of teenagers and "young adults"

In addition to Betty White and Leslie Neilsen in the leads, the cast also has ever-reliable veterans like Elaine Stritch and William Windom. The sharp dialog is effortlessly and effectively delivered by these pros.

"Chance of a Lifetime" is definitely not a movie for the Will Ferrell/Adam Sandler/"Saw" slasher gore-fests, "American Eye Dull," and ninety percent of the rest of the sludge ground out by Hollywood and TV.

I know I''m in the minority, but Meryl Streep's reputation continues to baffle me. "Sophie's Choice--yes. Much of her other work--HUH? Here she plays Miranda Frost as if she she is auditioning to be the hostess for "The Weakest Link." (One Anne Robinson is more than enough.) Anne Hathaway isn't bad--she looks eerily like a young Jacklyn Smith. I didn't see a great deal in Emily Blunt's performance. Stanley Tucci probably delivered the best performance. The plot was predictable--"The Best of Everything" did it much better, and it wasn't exactly the most original movie even when it appeared in the Fifties. If you blinked, you missed James Naughton's performance--I hope he was well-paid. (And I kept watching for a shot of the current Pope wearing his Prada. I will refrain from making any other comment about him and the title of the film.) The main impact of the movie was to make me want to watch Kay Thompson in "Funny Face" again.

The first time I saw "I Never Sang for My Father" was first-run in a theatre (one of the last movies I saw in a theatre). When the first frame and the offscreen voice of Gene Hackman came on screen, I started crying and cried throughout the movie: this was three generations of my family on screen. The identical scene and dialogue at the end of the movie was even more powerful. I can't help but think that many other fathers and sons will have a similar reaction. The same sensitivity that Robert Nathan showed in his magnificent screenplay for "The Nun's Story" is repeated here. His screenplay, as well as the performances of Melvyn Douglas and Gene Hackman, was nominated for an Oscar. All of them should have won--as should the movie itself. "Patton," the winner, was good--"Father"was great, a movie that has only gotten better with each repeated viewing. Everything about the movie--direction, production, writing, performances--is superb. The problem of caring for aging parents has, unfortunately, become even more prevalent in today's society. Anyone who is not tremendously moved by "I Never Sang for My Father" is advised stick to the dreck that constitutes most of today's fare. This is a movie that will always be relevant--I would give it more than ten stars!