Un bateau de rêve

This is a story within a story. Peter Falk does a reprisal of his grandfather role from Princess Bride, but with much more flair. "Pop Up" has a repertoire of stories which delight his grandchildren, especially Chris, played by Josh Hutcherson. Tim Daly plays the uptight father, John, who has zero tolerance for his bon vivant father, and he obviously has pent up issues towards his father. All this comes together when Pop Up takes off with Chris on a road trip--without John's permission. There are layers to this family movie. It's real; it's funny, and clever in its theme of second chances. It's predicable in many places, and there are plot holes; however, it has so much going for it I can't help myself, but I am going to buy it for my collection. A good generational movie is difficult to come by these days.

This was a pleasant accident one Saturday afternoon. I had time shifted a program from earlier in the day and found this following it. It was really the better of the two! A very good family program with a good to excellent cast. So good that I watched it again right after the first! It's good to see seniors not acting in the mold we put them in so often. My only gripe is with the TV channel that put the promo for the next show with the credits and kept me from being able to read them. If it is released on DVD,I'll get it and the full credits,too.

It's a nice movie to see with your kids. Makes you think about real family values:love and care to our old family members, family meals and sharing stories. I hope these things don't ever disappear due to "modern life" issues which is one of the messages in the movie. Peter Falks's acting wasn't his best, but he sure knows how to act out as the "wise-guy pop". Something really touching about the movie was focusing about how "country folks" really try to help others they don't even know. No great special effects here, just plain family loving. If you get the chance to see it you'll love the old American car thats almost a character in the movie.

I think you guys are missing it! This is the same kind of SUPER grandfather character Peter did for "Princess Bride" with a bit of an older edge and even more columbo merged in. It's a true Family classic in the making...I hope others see it my way. The music is fantastic too, and reminds me of Beauty and the Beast (Linda Hamilton/Ron Pearlman) and the story is NOT unlike one of those wonderful tales where people HELP one another get through tough times in life and have fun doing so. I vote it a TOP notch TV movie and HOPE it will come out on DVD one day.

This is a grandpa-grandson road trip movie that was moderately entertaining, if a tad long. Tim Daly dusts off his old-lady persona from "Wings" to play a sandwich-generation sufferer whose heart is in the right place (deep down) but who's a little too grouchy and overwrought to gather any real sympathy from the viewer, even at the end. This movie also shows that Peter Falk really should find himself a lounge chair next to the pool and stay in it. He's overweight, out of breath and bordering on feeble these days. His voice is so raspy and low that large sections of his part of the script were practically inaudible. Josh Hutcherson, who played the grandson, is the real standout here, with the only real screen presence of the movie. Watch out for him.