Sorry, this movie sucks

Simply A Masterpiece

Sadly Over-hyped

Really Surprised!

I thought that this movie was amazing all around. Not only is acting great but the film is funny and creative. The plot is unpredictable and exciting. I don't have children, but I can see how having them makes your life like a roller-coaster. People who did not give the movie 10 stars are probably too uptight about something or the other that was not really important. Just sit back and enjoy the film. It touches you with a full range of emotions from happiness to sadness to anger. Great job!

The likable "Parenthood" is a road trip through a set of related families. We have detours for many typical scenarios in America with some comedic moments, others are Rock Morinic, with a few poignant moments keeping the focus on the worthiness of a family life. Ron Howard and gang assembled a potent cast but went for absolute mass appeal in the face of divorce, contraception, puberty, gambling, irresponsible parenting, the blame game and life long grudges. It could have added up to more that the saccharine sweet ending we got. saw it as a single person when it came out and now on DVD as a Parent and it never managed to actually shed any light with the exception of Jason Robards who carries the message and I believe if involved more could have squeezed more juice out of this. His dealings with his two sons here seem real, while the rest seemed like acting for mass appeal.

I usually never give a rating as I believe that is very futile, but after reading the review left on the first page, where some one calls the IMDb low rating "Criminal" I thought I do my bit to redress the balance a little. I truly believe this movie is so great anyway but I could not say I idolised everything in it. I can take Steve Martin only for so much as he can be so extreme in his range of emotions that it really gets on my nerve a little. But here I had to make allowance and he really turns an astonishing performance. The whole thing feels so close to home it's hard not to be involved. I have watched this movie many times over the years, and every time I too ride its roller coaster as it goes, almost as if I had not seen it before. As for each leading characters aren't they superb and each with their particular particularity! From the grand father to the youngest son. Each family fights its own battle and mostly wins despite the odds. I have been a great fan of K Reeves but nothing prepared me to see him in this film role! Come on people, join the rating counter balance, this movie and its actors deserve it.

We watched this on TV and found that we got into it straightaway And we generally liked it, but ultimately the ending was a let down It did seem to be a genuine comedy-drama, and for the first two-thirds that is what you get But it as though the writer or director lost confidence and it ended up like every other heart-warming film. I like heart-warming, but it needs to be consistent For example, the Steve Martin family was muddling through with a child who might have to be moved out of his mainstream school, a child who struggled with baseball But what happens? The boy becomes a baseball hero! And that makes everything all right! Steve Martin has a problem with his son's party, so he turns into the most entertaining father the world has ever seen And this aspect is replicated elsewhere Would probably watch it again but would have been happier if real life had intruded into the ending