This was a fun film for what it was, which was a cross between the Steve Martin 'Cheaper By The Dozen' and Chevy Chase 'Vacation' movies. Steve Martin would have fit perfectly in the lead role, but Robin Williams was excellent.
Of course there are the obvious moments with Dad trying to be hip and of course there are the obvious backwards-family jokes about Jeff Daniels' clan, but taken at face value, this is a lite, fun film.
I thought the daughter was great -- apparently she's some pop star, but I thought she had the best lines. Robin Williams plays his usual self, but it's still appealing after all these years (I could have done without the 'sock puppet' though).
Watch it while in a light mood (Sunday afternoons work well) and you won't be disappointed. Just don't expect 'Citizen Kane'...
Of course there are the obvious moments with Dad trying to be hip and of course there are the obvious backwards-family jokes about Jeff Daniels' clan, but taken at face value, this is a lite, fun film.
I thought the daughter was great -- apparently she's some pop star, but I thought she had the best lines. Robin Williams plays his usual self, but it's still appealing after all these years (I could have done without the 'sock puppet' though).
Watch it while in a light mood (Sunday afternoons work well) and you won't be disappointed. Just don't expect 'Citizen Kane'...