As movies made for television go, this is a prime example of the amount of 'cuteness' the people involved in this film put into this project. Directed by Steven Robman, and it is based on a screenplay by Matt Goldman. Both creators have worked on television extensively. Their effort, alas, was not worth the time we invested in watching. Don't get me wrong, the film will please members of the audience that will find this story cute.
The plot involves what passes for a happy family living in a small town. There are Pa and Ma, who have raised three kids, two men and a woman, at the time we get to meet them. The Gilberts are caricatures of what passes as real people in that far away realm that is television. What's more obnoxious is the callous treatment of a lost granddaughter that suddenly appears at the Gilberts and is promptly dismissed by Lil, who had the child out of wedlock, even though the Gilbert matriarch knew about her existence. Lil, the mother, promptly abandoned her to find her own place in the corporate world. This newly found daughter is dispatched to the nearest motel without any qualms, or recognition by the family. Talk about callousness! What appears at first as a united family is not what it seemed when one first met them.
The Gilberts are highly competitive people. Thus, the annual race for the trophy. They are dressed in the right suburban colors to please the audience that loves to watch these type of movies and who will sit through the film intent in watching a cute movie.
The plot involves what passes for a happy family living in a small town. There are Pa and Ma, who have raised three kids, two men and a woman, at the time we get to meet them. The Gilberts are caricatures of what passes as real people in that far away realm that is television. What's more obnoxious is the callous treatment of a lost granddaughter that suddenly appears at the Gilberts and is promptly dismissed by Lil, who had the child out of wedlock, even though the Gilbert matriarch knew about her existence. Lil, the mother, promptly abandoned her to find her own place in the corporate world. This newly found daughter is dispatched to the nearest motel without any qualms, or recognition by the family. Talk about callousness! What appears at first as a united family is not what it seemed when one first met them.
The Gilberts are highly competitive people. Thus, the annual race for the trophy. They are dressed in the right suburban colors to please the audience that loves to watch these type of movies and who will sit through the film intent in watching a cute movie.