I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Instant Favorite.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Poor John Heder, he needed a much better film. This is total garbage. Who allows people to make these kind of films? Just my opinion, (or maybe not after reading all the horrible reviews here), but time is precious and I can not believe I wasted my time watching this film. I'll bet you Keaton, Daniels and Wallach regret doing it and wasting their time just as much. ( Although being I don't know anyone that even heard this 'film', maybe they just quietly let it slide.) Again, how does Hollywood make this stuff? Terrible production! Is anyone supervising the (lack of) creativity? It looks as though it was a real low budget film, but then again you have higher priced actors in it. Normally I like well made low budget films, but I guess the low budget look here is really just the bad filmmaking. Guess Hollywood should concentrate on actually making better films, not just starring get higher priced talent to star in them.

Haven't we seen this picture before? You know, the one about two guys competing for the attention of a woman. Well, the premise in this straight-to-video film is a variation on that theme since the object of the affection is none other than mother! Jan Mannus has brought up her son Jeffrey alone after the death of her husband. She has developed a close bond with her geeky son; they are inseparable. Jeffrey, an aspiring astronomer, is a mess. He is a spoiled young man unable to do anything meaningful in his entire life. This classic mama's boy is in for a rude awakening.When Mert Rosenbloom, a motivational speaker, meets Jan, he realizes she is the one for him. Jan feels the same way about Mert. Now the problem is how to get Jeffrey, now 29, find his own space and get on with his life. Jeffrey won't let go of the good thing he has at home. What happens next, is typically of movies such as this. Both Mert and Jeffrey begin outdoing each other in nasty tricks to see who will leave the house first.Tim Hamilton directed this movie, which was written by Hank Nelken. The director doesn't bring anything new to a predictable film that feels false from the start. We have no doubts in our mind there are situations like this one, but what comes out is not even too funny for an excuse to stay with a such a predictable film.Jon Heder has made a career out of playing nerds like this one. He might be an acquired taste for a lot of people, but he keeps repeating himself. Jeff Daniels, a better actor, fares better. What's more, we were impressed by his singing. Diane Keaton has also been seen doing this kind of role before.

I like Diane Keaton. In fact, she's my favourite actress. But this annoying movie makes her almost unlikable. I saw Because I Said So and thought I enjoyed the movie until I watched it on Sky Movies and realised how bad it is. Then, after that I saw this rubbish. It made me want to strangle everyone in it, including Keaton. No, wait, especially Keaton. I wanted to dump her head in my horse's muck. It's got good actors and actresses in it, and they all tried their best, but nothing can ever make me like this film at all, not in a million years. Try Mad Money, The Family Stone or Something's Gotta Give if you want a good Diane Keaton movie, but don't watch this if you want to be impressed. No, really, don't watch it at all even if you like rubbish movies. Keaton even said herself the movie wasn't that good...YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

This movie is poorly conceived, poorly acted, and poorly written.Jon Heder is terribly annoying, and cannot escape the same Napolean Dynamite routine. Self-obsessed and ignorant.Furthermore, Diane Keaton plays the same manish, overly obsessed mother, who cares too much and yet not nearly enough about the lives of her children (see Because I Said So). Anna Faris, though i generally like her, plays a vapid idiot in this film as well.Jeff Daniels is passable but nothing special. Please, skip this film if you want to keep your soul.