Parental Guidance

12/25/20121h 44m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Here come the grandparents. There go the rules. ~

Overview:

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

Director:

Andy Fickman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$119,772,232.00

Key words:

house
punishment
family
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chores
playful
dramatic
critical
admiring
adoring
amused
appreciative
awestruck
enchant

Cast

Billy Crystal

~ as ~

Artie Decker

Bette Midler

~ as ~

Diane Decker

Marisa Tomei

~ as ~

Alice Simmons

Tom Everett Scott

~ as ~

Phil Simmons

Bailee Madison

~ as ~

Harper Simmons

Joshua Rush

~ as ~

Turner Simmons

Kyle Breitkopf

~ as ~

Barker Simmons

Jennifer Crystal Foley

~ as ~

Cassandra

Rhoda Griffis

~ as ~

Dr. Schveer

Gedde Watanabe

~ as ~

Mr. Cheng

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
'Parental Guidance' drags.

It's very much a one-man band as the amusing Billy Crystal stops this from dropping to deeply low depths, he has a decent amount of good gags and is full of sharp wit. Bette Midler is a (not so) close second, she bounces off Crystal's comedy well. All of the cast that play their family are entirely forgettable, almost annoying in fact.

The premise, though it may conclude with a truckload of heart, is boring. It's a tale we've all seen before and it doesn't really add anything different in that regard. It does, to be fair, at least end with a positive meaning which you can't help but appreciate.

Unfortunately, all in all, this fails to the hit correct spot with me.