The Steps

I can't believe that I missed this one in the theatres. I watched it today & thoroughly enjoyed it. Probably because my husband & I had a blended family of 8 children. It was interesting to see the dynamics of the adult children and several scenes made me laugh. Some serious subject matter & not recommended for younger children.

I watch a ton of these type of movies looking for that gem that nobody has seen or heard of.

I was hoping for laughs, but nothing in this movie made me even giggle.

It's NOT a bad movie, it's just NOT a comedy, unless you have very low standards to make you laugh.

I didn't regret taking the time to watch it, it's basically a story of two very dysfunctional families coming together as one, at a remote location in Canada.

it's somewhat interesting, it's OK, I'll never recommend to people, but I'm not upset I watched it.

It's different, I can say that, I have never watched a story like this before.

Don't watch this unless you really have some time to burn, as I watch this it has a rating of 8.0, this is obviously a rating based on people involved with the film, there is no way this film is anywhere near an 8....

but like I said, not bad...but I didn't even get near a giggle, it is NOT funny, in my opinion.

It IS however well acted, well written, Well directed, overall well done, I have nothing else bad to say other than it's not a comedy, it's a dramedy, that is somewhat amusing...but nonetheless an interesting, original, somewhat heartwarming story...

What a lovely movie but we all know that a government soulless automaton social worker would never allow that couple to adopt, EVER! Only a PC couple (PC people hide all their sins, they are great actors) would be allowed to adopt, period! For that reason and that reason alone I rated the movie a 9 instead of a 10. I hate unreality, basically a fairy tale, even when the fairy tale is heartrending and wistfully enjoyed with the occasional tear. Every performance in this movie was spot on, every performance interesting and unique. James Brolin was excellent and it's good to see that Christine Lahti is still fetching, quite lovely actually, despite being in her mid-sixties, she is very appealing. Christine plays a woman who should be every man's desire, a team player who puts the ones she loves first despite the personal cost to herself plus there is the hot factor. This is a thoroughly enjoyable vehicle and all should give it a go despite the departure from today's reality, but isn't that what movies do?

Jeff (Jason Ritter) and his sister Marla (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are invited to visit their father Ed (James Brolin) and his new wife Sherry (Christine Lahti). They are joined by Sherry's kids; David (Benjamin Arthur) and his wife Tammy (Kate Corbett), Keith (Steven McCarthy), and Sam (Vinay Virmani).

I like a few of these actors. They are trying to be funny. There is a few chuckles along the way. It doesn't have enough energy. The comedy needs some punching up. The indie filmmaking needs to be sharper. This is mildly amusing.

I watched The Steps at Cineplex on Friday night. OMG it was so good!!! Jason Ritter plays this New York business dude who was fired, but pretends he's still got a job. Emannuelle Chriqui (from Entourage) is his sister who was a bit like me when I was in my 20s! They head up to northern Ontario to meet their new step mother and step siblings and the sh*t starts to happen. I really loved everything about this movie. It was funny, and charming, and really smart. Part way through I realized there was real emotional depth at work. It crept up on me, and I really started to feel the pain from these characters. It just felt like a lot of the people I grew up with. I went with my guy and he really loved it too. 10 out of 10!!!! So good, check it out. You will love it!!!