Parental Guidance Review.

Watched Parental Guidance Starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott. I thought the movie was funny and very entertaining. This film is a comedy for families that the kids will enjoy, and parents will find engaging. The films’ script and dialogue is filled with clichés, slapstick, and suck-up drama that makes the film the most laid back and formulaic film. The script and dialogue does need couple rewrites to make this film less predictable, sappy and just another lazy cookie cutter family orientated film. The script and dialogue did lack in the character development department because not a lot of information is giving about these characters to make them more realistic. The performances were actually very great Billy Crystal and Bette Midler just has fantastic chemistry together and they both were very funny.  Marissa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott were very good in the film as well. Andy Fickman as director did a decent job in depicted real family dynamics of today and making it fun. Overall, the cast just saves this film, due to the great chemistry they all have, as well as some great improve from Crystal and Midler. I thought the film is not for everyone and this film is meant to be for families only. It was just fun and very entertaining, but like I said it’s not for everyone. I will give it a C.