The story was like the heartbeat wave of a dead person -_- Always expected something interesting to happen and it just didn't happen. So much rambling about meaningless stuff. What a bore !

I like this movie alot cause it falls into the same genre as such films as lost in translation or eteral sunsine of the spotless mind,although it seems watered down compared to thos films it is still A real life Family film with people you could...
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I like this movie alot cause it falls into the same genre as such films as lost in translation or eteral sunsine of the spotless mind,although it seems watered down compared to thos films it is still A real life Family film with people you could realte to with great performances by Ellen Page and Dennis Quaid and mostly by Thomas Hayden Church I would say it is A must see movie for 2008

The premise of this film had me interested, unfortunately the screenplay was not strong and the film ended up leaving me hanging out for the end.
I am a great fan of Dennis Quaid, but this film does nothing for him. His character, a widowed...
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The premise of this film had me interested, unfortunately the screenplay was not strong and the film ended up leaving me hanging out for the end.
I am a great fan of Dennis Quaid, but this film does nothing for him. His character, a widowed professor who prefers to indulge himself in writing his novel, ignoring his children's needs and isolating himself from his students. Yet regardless of this he still thinks he deserves more that what he's getting.
Now there have been more unlikeable characters in the film, but these other characters always seem to grow and develop as the film progresses. The same cannot be said for Quaid's character. He certainly tries to do the best with what's he's been given to say, but it's not enough to personalise the character for the audience.
Sarah Jessica Parker's character is equally benign, but again I think that is mostly to do with poor dialog and character development. The only character which seems well developed is the Professor's daughter, played by Ellen Page (Juno). Her intensity and struggle to find herself is appreciated in this slow moving droll film. I'm given the film one star and this is simply for Ellen's performance.
I would not recommend seeing this film unless you are looking for an alternative for a sleeping pill.