Parental Guidance (2012)
1h 44m | PG-13
Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
Director: Andy Fickman
Studio: Dune Entertainment III
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Billy Crystal
as Artie Decker
Bette Midler
as Diane Decker
Marisa Tomei
as Alice Simmons
Tom Everett Scott
as Phil Simmons
Bailee Madison
as Harper Simmons
Joshua Rush
as Turner Simmons
Reviews
<em>'Parental Guidance'</em> drags. It's very much a one-man band as the amusing Billy Crystal stops this from dropping to deeply low depths, he has a decent amount of good gags and is full of sharp wit. Bette Midler is a (not so) close second, she bounces off Crystal's comedy well. All of the cast that play their family are entirely forgettable, almost annoying in fact. The premise, though it may conclude with a truckload of heart, is boring. It's a tale we've all seen before and it doesn't really add anything different in that regard. It does, to be fair, at least end with a positive meaning which you can't help but appreciate. Unfortunately, all in all, this fails to the hit correct spot with me.