Wow....why isn't this more recognized?
I caught this on Showtime and was pleasantly surprised. A really great movie that I would recommend. Seems like it didn't have much promotion at all, I can't find any critic reviews even.
shareI just caught it on Showtime today. Great film!
shareShowtime with a diamond in the rough.
shareI also saw this last night on Showtime. I caught it while channel surfing during a commercial break of the ballgame I had been watching. (Go Tribe!) Anyway, I got caught-up in watching it because for some reason the story hooked me.
It certainly isn't a great film. The main character, "Billy," can be a pompous, know-it-all, obnoxious jerk. The story-line transitions too quickly: Billy is adamantly opposed to taking in his kid sister, but then in an amazingly short-time chooses her over his wife. (Separation and divorce (even for truly unhappy marriages) can be absolutely brutal emotionally, but Billy seems remarkably nonchalant about it. Of course, his sister's drop-dead gorgeous teacher (yeah, right!) throwing herself at him made his transition back to being single much easier.) And its topical message that we're over-diagnosing (and over-prescribing) kids as to emotional and behavioral disorders for the convenience of adults is delivered in a rather hamfisted manner. Plus, everything wraps-up so nicely and neatly at film's end.
Yet, overall, I enjoyed the movie. Mainly, due to the young actress who played "Niki" doing such a terrific job in portraying her transformation. Her performance makes the film. She and Reid Scott had terrific chemistry as brother and sister.
Also, Barbara Hershey still looks fantastic! Either she has been remarkably blessed as to aging and/or she has a terrific plastic surgeon. She was an absolute stunner when she was a young woman and still looks great. Good for her!