Maggie
and her 12-year old son Oliver move into a new neighborhood in New York and
things do not go well right from the beginning. The moving van damages Vincent’s fence, his tree and his
car. Vincent is not happy and they
start off on the wrong foot. Since
Vincent is a curmudgeon, there really isn’t any other way to start off!! Maggie is separated from her husband
and she needed to get away from everything with her son. She is expecting to get a divorce and
she won’t get any support from her husband until the details are
finalized. Maggie goes to work at
a hospital and she doesn’t have much choice but to ask Vincent to watch Oliver
when she needs to stay longer at work.
Oliver learns a lot from Vincent but some things are better left unspoken.
This
is a different type of role for Murray and also for Watts. It is enjoyable and
the characters realistic with good acting. Not predictable and leaves you wondering where this is going
and what’s next on how we get there.
3 ½* (I liked this movie)
102 min, Comedy directed by Theodore Melfi with Bill Murray Melissa
McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard, Jaeden Lieberher,
Kimberly Quinn, Lenny Venito, Nate Corddry, Dario Barosso.
Note: Imdb 7.3 out of 10, 77% critic 79%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*.
Special
Note: The budget for this film was
estimated at $13,000,000 and it has earned $44,134,898 as of 2/27/15.
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