


The video games, the toys, the posters, and the clothes are Scenes with just kids show how out of touch the creators are with the style You can tell that the film was created by adults, because most of the Have the on-screen presence that Culkin has. Is different from Culkin's works, so it's a little like the actingĮquivalent of comparing apples and oranges. Thomas is a good actor, but he's no Macaulay Culkin. Stay away from a pretty girl and adds, "Know what I mean?" with a wink andĪ smile, Thomas says, "I'm eleven I hate girls." His tone of voice during Kissing, and says, "Do you guys have to do that?" When Chase says he can't Thatĭifference shows especially well in an early scene with the three mainĬharacters: Thomas comes into the living room to see Chase and his mom Thomas is playing an eleven-year-old, but he acts somewhat older. The story doesn't skip around, and everything is

The film ends with Thomas' narration, too. It concisely tells the story up to the point when Chase moves in. Thomas narrates the set-up at the beginning. Going through a big change in their lives. The plot isn't dumb, and youĬan really understand what everyone's doing and why they're doing it.Īnother pleasant surprise: The characters are a few specific people That this film has a lot more than a sitcom. Set-up: Son tries to get rid of would-be stepdad. Chase is equally determined to show that he'll be a good He's afraid Chase will ruin it, and he's determined to get him out It's been five years since his dad left, and things are just becoming goodĪgain. Thomas doesn't want life with his mom to change (Farrah Fawcett) and her eleven-year-old son ( Home Improvement's By Kamal SwamidossĬhevy Chase plays an attorney who moves in with a divorced mother Starring Chevy Chase, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Farrah Fawcett, and Written by James Orr and Jim Cruickshank, based on a story by David
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