Review of Stuck in Love (2013) by Leon B — 23 Nov 2013

Review:

Although this is quite a heart warming story about a dysfunctional family coming together under personal difficulties, I did find the pace pretty slow and it seemed one toned. Each individual characters storyline was very well written and I did like the way that the father has his own personal problems, but he is the one that is holding the family together and he is always there for everyone, but I did fall asleep through the movie because I got pretty bored after a while. It wasn't that the film was that bad, it was just that I lost interest halfway through the movie and I just wanted to knock all of the characters heads together. Everyone put in a good performance, but most of them have played this type of role before so there isn't any major surprises. Anyway, it's worth a watch but it's nothing amazing. Watchable!

Round-Up:

Over the years, I have grown to like Greg Kinnear's movies, but he isn't that versatile. He definitely isn't an action hero or a comic genius, but you always get a deep and warm performance from him. As for Jennifer Connelly, I'm not her biggest fan and I always seem to find her movies quite boring because she doesn't really seem to do anything. The other teenagers in the movie were pretty average and none of them seemed to stand out. That is due to the storyline which doesn't demand a performance that will shock or amaze the audience. In some ways, I found this to be more of a movie for the family or a chick flick, because I couldn't find anything to relate to the script, as a single person. You do end up sticking with the movie, because you wonder how the whole things panes out, but it's not something that you would rush to the cinema to watch.

Budget: N/A.

Domestic Gross: $80,000.

I recommend this movie to people who are into there deep drama about a dysfunctional family who need each other. 4/10.