Overrated and overhyped

Excellent adaptation.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Helicopter MomThe most annoying aspect of Helicopter Mom is that a decent story idea was squandered on a dull, slightly offensive movie.The wasted idea was showing a 17 year old guy trying to figure out his sexuality in a realistic and open way. In coming-of-age films the questioning kid is usually portrayed as secretive or troubled. It's rare to see a character be matter of fact and not bothered about his same sex attraction.But other than that unusual bit, Helicopter Mom is largely forgettable. It's not unwatchable, it's just difficult to recall afterwards. The main story is about a mother incredibly wrapped up in her son's life. Her focus on her son is played as humorous but there's nothing funny about it, the woman just comes across as obnoxious. The production is plain, very made-for-TV. The acting is adequate. The most memorable part of Helicopter Mom is a minor plot point featuring two young gay guys who are portrayed in such a cliché manner their presence is actually offensive.  The cartoon gay stereotypes seem weirdly out of place in a film that has the rare portrayal of a teen figuring out his sexuality in a realistic manner. But just one small scene with a bitchy, screaming queen gay character makes the one good aspect of Helicopter Mom, the realistic main teen character, seem like a complete accident.

This movie has a few moments that got me laughing uncontrollably, and most of the time it was because of the mom. Some of these movies are hard to rate because it starts off horrible but has an amazing ending. I think it would be a good movie to watch with a mom just to say "Here is what not to do" There is obviously a lot of drama that comes with this movie that you would see in any movie where the lead is struggling with his/her sexuality, but I loved the romance most of all. The whole time you want these characters to get together but you never really know if it is gonna happen. If you want to waste some time then I suggest watching this: Helicopter Mom

There are so many unbelievable and/or boring stories and movies out there about homosexual and bisexual characters that just want to have sex all the time. This movie is a breath of fresh air in that it's about a kid who's just trying to figure it all out. He doesn't know if he's gay or straight, and I think it's a really important message.So many people out there struggle with their identity. I think we need more movies like this to show people that it's okay to not know who you are. All that's important is being true to yourself and that can be really hard.I support any movie that tries to start a conversation about this subject matter. It's not a gay movie, it's an honest movie

This movie has little plot and zombie-like "acting" which puts the deep freeze on anything you might want to get out of the film. Aside from Ms. Vardalos, there's a reason the rest of the cast is made up of unknowns and little known bit players. Ms. Vardalos is astonishingly horrible in this and quickly making herself even less relevant than she's already become by being in amateur movies like Helicopter Mom.There are zero redeeming qualities about this movie and everything from the cinematography to the wardrobe makes it look like a bad student film.The only thing that's funny about this film is that apparently the sales company, distributor, production company, producer and/or director are posting bogus positive user reviews to try and trick people into watching this thing. 99% of the people see right through it which makes the losers behind this movie even more pathetic than they already are for putting out a trashy movie like this. The very few critic's who even bothered reviewing this movie unanimously panned it.Even if you can download this thing for free off the internet, your time is worth far more than subjecting yourself to 80 minutes of stupidity.