Review of Parental Guidance (2012) by Stacie B — 09 Apr 2013

Im not a big fan of family comedies but this was super cute n fun! billy n bette are as good as they ever were!

This review of Parental Guidance (2012) was written by Stacie B on 09 Apr 2013.

Parental Guidance has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kenneth M (425) on 10 Apr 2015

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By Gugs M (1) on 25 May 2015

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 03 Mar 2018

Seeing a lot of bad reviews and hard to understand why. This is a comedy for both children and adults to enjoy…

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By Andrew M (2,871) on 18 Jun 2016

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Great acting. good story. I was impressed that a movie was made sort of mocking moderns attempts at parenting…

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By Anthony G (806) on 04 Mar 2016

This one of Billy Crystal's funniest if not best works yet…

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