lividirony

I should have listened to my gut instincts and avoided this movie. I'm terribly sorry that I subjected my poor children to it. The only funny bits of the movie can be seen by watching the trailer. There rest is a pure stream of movie cliche vomit. I think my 4yr old daughter summed it up best when she said the following during the movie: "Dad, this isn't funny" (Most of the humor was adult or teenager at best) "This is scary." and "I don't like this cat in the hat." Her favorite part was when the kids told the cat to leave. The only part I liked was the opening credits when they did the little dream works logo sequence in a dr suess way.

If taken as a kids movie it was hard for the kids to follow and the humor was inappropriate. If taken as a movie for teenagers I think it mostly sucked with occasional funny bits.

I thought this movie was an excellent change of pace from the over-acted, glossy big studio releases. The characters are interesting and the plot is not just another stock rerun. It even managed to pull off an upbeat ending without coming off as sappy. Its definitely a light hearted movie without any massive conflict to work through or ground breaking issues to explore. It has a very laid back, slice of life, feel. Great movie to rest your mind on.