A Modern Feminist Fantasy where an e-Entrepreneur awash in New-Wealth and New-Problems that arise from, well, "not enough hours in the day". That Cliché about the Problem of finding time to "spend with the Family".
It used to be a Man's Challenge, but in this Postmodern World the Women are put to the task. Now there are "Stay at Home Dads", as We are Told They like to be called. This Writer/Director Nancy Meyers Geezer-Gal is so Hip.
Or so She is want to try and demonstrate in every Scene. Robert De Niro is a 70 Year Old "time on His hands" Retiree who is just Giddy at the chance He is given to "Play" with the Youngsters and teach Them a thing or two about the loss of Chivalry (like carrying a hankie for the inevitable waterworks from the opposite sex).
The 'Machines" addicted Moderns return the favor providing assistance on Laptops and Facebook. It's all so "Today". Anne Hathaway is the "Boss" and Founder of this Online Mega-Site that sells Pricey Fashions "Guaranteed to Fit". It's made Her instantly Rich and without much Sleep and a Husband that is too Good to be True.
This is all Mildly Entertaining and about as Deep as a Doodlebug, Charming at times and Insufferably Sappy at others. Everyone and Everything is too Appealing and Almost Perfect to be anything more than Fantastical. The Movie is just too Pleasant and Wish-Fulfilling to contain any "Real" Insight or Inspiration except for, perhaps, Women with a "Glass of Wine and a Laptop".
It used to be a Man's Challenge, but in this Postmodern World the Women are put to the task. Now there are "Stay at Home Dads", as We are Told They like to be called. This Writer/Director Nancy Meyers Geezer-Gal is so Hip.
Or so She is want to try and demonstrate in every Scene. Robert De Niro is a 70 Year Old "time on His hands" Retiree who is just Giddy at the chance He is given to "Play" with the Youngsters and teach Them a thing or two about the loss of Chivalry (like carrying a hankie for the inevitable waterworks from the opposite sex).
The 'Machines" addicted Moderns return the favor providing assistance on Laptops and Facebook. It's all so "Today". Anne Hathaway is the "Boss" and Founder of this Online Mega-Site that sells Pricey Fashions "Guaranteed to Fit". It's made Her instantly Rich and without much Sleep and a Husband that is too Good to be True.
This is all Mildly Entertaining and about as Deep as a Doodlebug, Charming at times and Insufferably Sappy at others. Everyone and Everything is too Appealing and Almost Perfect to be anything more than Fantastical. The Movie is just too Pleasant and Wish-Fulfilling to contain any "Real" Insight or Inspiration except for, perhaps, Women with a "Glass of Wine and a Laptop".