Parental Guidance

  • 2013


MOVIE IS predictable parental important entertaining emotional
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43 %
17 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 11
Negative reviews 36
Average Rating 1.9/5
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1.5
Advertisement Crystal isnt the only element of Parental Guidance that is hilariously dated. Av Club
1.2
But the films ham fisted oscillation between schmaltz and scatology indelibly marks it as a product of Crystals hokey, mothballed sensibility. Av Club
2.5
Parental Guidance has been slapped together by its director, Andy Fickman, and after a while it seems to run out of jokes, maybe to make room for all .. EW
2.0
All of the bats to the crotch and pee jokes only reinforce how lowbrow and predictable the humor is and how much PARENTAL GUIDANCE squanders its leads .. Common Sense Media
2.5
The execution, alas, prevents this from being a genuine crowdpleaser, with the better moments (mostly of the schmaltzy variety) more than offset by th .. Variety
3.5
Thanks to a wonderful cast and Crystals good intentions, Parental Guidance is a much better movie than one might expect it to be. We Got This Covered
1.0
The scriptwriters, however, dont appear to have taken it to heart. Time Out
2.0
Its about how grandparents are important even though they say weird things and make bad jokes and try to get you excited about boring things, like bas .. Time Out
0.6
For that, nothing works like a good ol fashioned game of kick the can.
2.5
The end result should appeal to audiences, including bonding grandparents and grandkids, looking for a little undemanding holiday cheer. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Poor Crystal. There remains a scintilla of dignity in his sad clown. He may beatbox while wearing wraparound sunglasses, but, thankfully for you and y ..
2.0
The whole story seems geared to somehow proving that Crystals character was right all along, that they could all do better with a magic combination of ..
2.5
My generation may take issue with your parenting criticisms, but we thank you for bringing Gedde Long Duk Dong Watanabe back in a short but entertaini .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
That Arties audition is for the X Games, and he dresses like Vanilla Ice, and Barker urinates on the half pipe and causes Tony Hawk to slip and nearly .. Ny Daily News
1.0
Loaded with a number of fun for the whole family crap, pea and fart jokes, there is a ton of fun for those who might find Full House appealing.The sen .. JoBlo
2.5
Its a lightweight piece of family friendly fluff in every meaning of the term. Screen Rant
2.5
Parents of young children, be guided: Go book a hotel and have some naughty fun. The Globe And Mail
2.5
The family friendliest movie comedy this holiday season is also the sappiest and schmaltziest. And thanks to Billy Crystal, the shtickiest. Rogers Movie Nation
0.5
10 1 1 / 10 Billy Crystal hasnt starred in a major motion picture since 2002, where he burned off considerable audience goodwill with the abysmal sequ .. Blu Ray
1.0
This grating family comedy resembles a sitcom in its flat lighting, patronizing music cues, and frames supplying little visual information apart from .. Chicago Reader
2.0
Younger viewers might be entertained, but theres little to amuse grown ups. Radio Times
2.5
I wish it had better production values, more interesting locations, and quirkier personalities.Its one of those flicks where you just know two or more .. Screen It
2.5
On the scale of blandly idiotic studio comedies, Parental Guidance falls somewhere south of intermittently funny. The Wrap
3.0
At heart, however, this is an old fashioned family comedy and to that end, the script is very good at pushing all the right buttons, to the point wher .. View London
2.5
If youre looking for an all ages crowd pleaser, this may be your best bet. News Day
1.3
Regrettably arriving too late for The Posts annual Turkey Awards, the old geezers know best comedy Parental Guidance kicks off with a mean spirited jo .. New York Post
3.0
You know the answer.You know all the answers, really, if youve ever seen any movie remotely like this. Az Central
1.5
These are family values, mind you.They must be, at least in the minds of those responsible for this trial of a film, which is more akin to the torture ..
1.3
No surprise Crystal is one of the producers of Parental Guidance; he clearly envisions a world where there is a resurgence of generation gap humour.Un .. Toronto Star
2.0
This relevant and important point is barely engaged as the film pursues often shallow and plastic scenes in search of cheap laughs.
3.5
So when his daughter Alice (Marisa Tomei) and son in law Phil (Tom Everett Scott) must go out of town on a business trip, his devoted wife, Diane (Bet .. Susang Ranger
0.5
What gets shot will be reactionary yet nonsensical enough to deflect attention from its inherent regressive and thoughtless nature. Movies
2.0
Parental Guidance is a very lame family comedy in which Crystal his taut face resembling a slapped football and Bette Midler play hands off grandparen .. Express
0.6
Well, there you go: Kick the Can would be infinitely more entertaining, and a heckuva lot cheaper than going to see this movie, and you didnt even hav .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
Subtlety is nowhere to be found.But also missing, sadly, are any big jokes. Nj
2.5
PARENTAL GUIDANCE is safe and silly and actually offers a few laughs.Its not a great film by any means, but its something parents and kids (or grandpa .. Maki At The Movies
2.0
Its harmless and undemanding and just about manages to keep your attention throughout. Cine Vue
2.0
If modern parents can take away one valuable lesson from watching this, it may be that they should have taken the kids to see the latest Pixar movie i .. Digital Spy
2.5
But Parental Guidance does come across a little like a series of gags, and the premise is stretched thin, but this is balanced by some heartfelt momen .. Nz Herald
2.5
This 90s type family comedy falls into the same traps as most second tier sitcoms, with eccentric characters and snappy zingers spouted as if cue card .. Kansas City
0.6
Rather than fun for the whole family, Parental Guidance is more like a hole for the fun family a shrill, depressing pit where laughs and joy do not ex .. Red Eye Chicago
0.0
Do you like shoehorned, overblown emotional beats at the end designed to throttle you into submission so that you think you think you feel something.W .. Screen Crush
2.5
Crystal and Midler class it up as much as they can and the movies central message about not taking your loved ones for granted is simple and sweet. Dustin Put Man
1.3
A wincingly unfunny family comedy that puts Crystals overbearing shtick front and center. Sltrib
3.8
If you find yourself to be a fan of pretty much anyone in this cast, then theres a pretty good chance that youll at least enjoy this film even if youl ..
2.5
And the filmmakers cant decide if they want to make a feel good family movie or a slapstick comedy with tired sight gags and rude humor of the potty a .. Js Online
0.8
Protests the entitlement of children by shamelessly promoting the entitlement of condescending grandparents. Crave Online
2.0
Screw them!.Artie and Diane are able to cure all the kids deep, emotional issues in just five days, and still have time to play a lively game of and I .. Streaming Quickflix
2.0
Unfortunately, Andy Fickmans fussy family saga fails the funny test, despite a few random highlights. Jam! Movies
1.0
This doesnt seem like the worst way to live, but Artie thinks it is silly. Entertainment Time
2.5
The grandparents loosen the kids up and teach them how to have old school fun. Theepoch Times
0.6
If Parental Guidance is the drivel thats passing for family fare this winter, then its best to just keep your family warm and entertained at home. Qc Times
4.0
Shouldnt Billy Crystal and Bette Midler demand sharper writing and direction Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.0
Synopsis When veteran baseball commentator Artie Decker (Billy Crystal) gets his cards the last thing he wants to do is child mind three grand kids he .. Sky
2.0
It took two writers to come up with that.The premise of the film is equally simple. O Canada
3.0
I dont know if its reassuring or scary that in such an American film the kids seems to be UK style victims of both health and safety rules and politic .. Birmingham Mail
2.5
Borscht Belt humor combines with serious schmaltz to produce this gummy formulaic family comedy. Gomemphis
2.5
I suspect Parental Guidance would have seemed funnier if it had come out 25 years ago.The script is defiantly old school, with shticky jokes (Ill twee .. Twin Cities
2.5
Together, theyre funny, caring and have solid chemistry.Both are very expressive and well experienced with this style of comedy. Digital Journal
1.5
But thats about the only slack Im going to cut this yappy pile up of grandparents know best shtick, gross out bathroom humor and sentimental claptrap .. American Profile
1.5
The films gags are predictable and fairly lame, but the stars diehard fans will enjoy Crystals snarky one liners and, yes, Midlers singing. Movie Talk
1.9
Even kids may find the high jinks tame and the cutesy grins too saccharine.Guidance has the requisite physical slapstick of family films, as body func .. Rss Feeds Usa Today
3.0
Even an actor as capable as Dennis Quaid is incapable of wading in to save it.
2.5
Twenty one years ago two of our greatest gay iconsBarbra Streisand and Bette Midlerwent head to head with holiday movies. Windy City Media Group
4.0
Warm and schmaltzy, Parental Guidance is the movie equivalent of comfort food.Its funny and warmhearted, not terribly ambitious, but it does the thing .. Ticket Sarasota
1.0
Leave it to Tomei, countering the broad mugging with a real performance, to supply a lone hint of pathos. Time Out Chicago
5.0
Continue reading: Parental Guidance The Guilt Trip struck me something best viewed on an airplane.But that was before I sat through the stunningly unf .. Tablet Mag
1.5
Director Andy Fickman and writers Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse (re written by Crystal stalwarts Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) march through a serie .. Cele Buzz



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