CineBad!!!

This movie is kind of amusing at first, when everyone is bitchy and mean. It’s a tale of a divorced man and the relationship between his ex-wife (Jackie, played by Sarandon,) his kids (Ben and Anna, played by Liam Aiken and Jena Malone) and his new fiance (Isabel, played by Roberts.) At first, his 12 year old daughter is about the brattiest, mouthiest kid on the planet, his ex-wife is a total bitch, and his fiance is bitchy and cold in her attempt to deal with tham all. Unfortunately, things change, and they all begin to bond. Then the movie gets super sappy, as everyone realizes that they really care after all. Yuck. Jackie comes to terms with the fact that she’s going to die of cancer and that Isabel will be her kids’ new mom.

The whole film is filled with adorable little kid-isms from Ben, and words of wisdom from everyone about dealing with things, bonding, etc. After a while it all gets pretty nauseating, and you wish Jackie would just die, already! Even though Susan Sarandon is probabaly my all-time favorite actress, I have to say this film was pretty slow. You know everything will work out in the end, I found myself drumming my fingers waiting for it all to come together so I could go to bed.