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Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant--but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy. His collegiate son won't confide in him, his teenaged daughter is an acid-tongued overachiever who follows all too closely in dad's misery-loving footsteps, and his adopted, preposterously... See Full Description
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Comedy and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 11th, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use and for some sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$9,350,486 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Chicago Sun-Times, Jim Emerson
"...fairly intelligent, mildly amusing and clinically depressed." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Geoff Berkshire
"If you thought 'Juno' was impressed with itself don't go anywhere near this one..." more...
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B- |
E! Online, Matt Stevens
"...scores high marks for its intelligence, wit and fine cast but slips a grade for remaining as aloof as its main character." more...
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B- |
Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"...a small, sharp, and pleasingly literate comedy..." more...
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B |
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