Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Best and the Brightest 2010


     Sam and Jeff have moved from Delaware with their daughter Beatrice to New York.  Jeff has taken a job working with computers and Sam is working on enrolling five-year-old Beatrice in private school.  Sam learns many mothers register their children prior to being born!  There is a LOT of competition, Sam wants to give up until she meets Sue.  She is a woman who can help her enroll Beatrice in a private school for a price.  Sue tells the headmistress that Jeff is a renowned poet and his book is being published.  None of this true and they have to keep up this lie if they want to be one of the chosen!!
     This film has a good premise but it tries very hard to be in the rated R category.  I think the film would’ve done better in reviews with a more clean-cut story considering the subject of the story.  It becomes so muddied and off-track that you just want to turn it off rather than wait for the ending.  2 ½* (This movie is so-so)

93 min, Comedy directed by Josh Shelov with Neil Patrick Harris, Amelia Talbot, Bonnie Somerville, Nina Hodoruk, Michael Elian, Suzanne Savory, Jennie Grace, Cornelia, Brea Bee, Jenna Stern, Kelly Coffield Park.

Note:  Imdb 5.0 out of 10, 26% critic 31% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.3* out of 5* with 18 reviews.
Special Note:  Filmed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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