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Is this film full of cliches?

posted 10 years ago by inuimari
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Firstly, I'm not trolling. Just getting it out there; I'm just curious.

I read How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper aages ago and I was surprised how that book was full of cliches and extremely unoriginal. Is there anything original in this film or is it also full of cliches and highly predictable?

Cheers

[–] MattMan79 10 years ago

Yes, it is. It does have a few moments of genuinely funny one-lines and some poignancy, but I would say that owes more to the talent of the actors than the writing itself. Otherwise, it's a fairly predictable (save for one shocking revelation at the end) paint-by-numbers family dramadey, without offering much originality to the genre.

"I ordered salsa! Not seltzer!"

[–] mit800 9 years ago

There aren't many family comedy/drama that aren't cliched in some way.

[–] AtoZ2014 9 years ago

I saw this movie in the theater last summer and just watched it again via RedBox. Such an enjoyable movie, lot of great moments, Tim Olyphant's performance (in a small role) was heartbreaking.