A hit and miss proposition, with an abundance of laughs and emotional highlights to help brighten the dimly lit corners of cliche-mongering.
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
You're hard-pressed to dislike the film.
50
USA TodayMike Clark
USA TodayMike Clark
It's reduced to glorified refereeing of family squabbles discomfortingly magnified by his frequent use of close-ups.
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Satisfying in small ways.
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The characters are tired stereotypes, the sentimentality nauseating and the situation comedy way below the standards of the very worst WB or UPN shows.