Parental Guidance
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings
- Starring: Bailee Madison, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Joshua Rush, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott
- Summary: When his daughter goes away for work, a grandfather finds himself having to take care of his three grandkids using 21st century methods -- though he soon resorts to an old-school style of parenting.
- Director: Andy Fickman
- Genre(s): Comedy
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Positive: 1 out of 20
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Mixed: 13 out of 20
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Negative: 6 out of 20
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75Parental Guidance is an engaging comedy that bridges multiple generation gaps, making it that rare movie that grandparents, their kids, and their kids can enjoy.
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60This is the first time in ages some of the old stand-up Crystal shows through, flashes of quick wit instead of Borscht-belt antics. Not to the extent that it used to in such movies as "When Harry Met Sally ..." (which was, ahem, 23 years ago). But better than you'd expect...Just like the movie.
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60Crystal and Midler are such confident pros that their crack timing elevates even substandard material.
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38The movie spends too much time wedging the couple into a May-December moment, where Crystal cracks nostalgic about the good old days. It's sweet, but it grows old.
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Positive: 8 out of 20
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Mixed: 5 out of 20
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Negative: 7 out of 20
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