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Top positive review
My wife enjoyed it
October 10, 2018
My wife really enjoyed this movie. I however thought it was ok, but since my wife is always right. I give it a 10/10.
143 people found this helpful
Top critical review
Only watch this when you're drunk
January 4, 2019
I knew going into this movie it would be horrible, per all the existing editions of this story on netflix. I had so many questions watching this movie that I may as well list them here: Why do they have New York Accents but live in Canada? Why does the daughter come home BEFORE getting a job that would change her visa status? Why is there so much sexual tension between people who have not seen each other for 5 YEARS?? That timeline borders on obsessive thoughts. Regarding the weed: do the writers know that weed makes people drowsy, not wanting to throw a party? Do they know how much weed costs? Why would the son burn like 5 lbs of weed? This movie came out after the legalization of weed in Canada, so did they do anything wrong? This 4-Michelin star (this doesn't exist) wanting chef put her menu on a clipart of a CLIPBOARD??? and she cuts pizza with scissors?!? I have so many more unanswered questions, but I think these frame the movie well enough that you can tell an AI robot wrote this.
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October 10, 2018
My wife really enjoyed this movie. I however thought it was ok, but since my wife is always right. I give it a 10/10.
January 4, 2019
I knew going into this movie it would be horrible, per all the existing editions of this story on netflix. I had so many questions watching this movie that I may as well list them here: Why do they have New York Accents but live in Canada? Why does the daughter come home BEFORE getting a job that would change her visa status? Why is there so much sexual tension between people who have not seen each other for 5 YEARS?? That timeline borders on obsessive thoughts. Regarding the weed: do the writers know that weed makes people drowsy, not wanting to throw a party? Do they know how much weed costs? Why would the son burn like 5 lbs of weed? This movie came out after the legalization of weed in Canada, so did they do anything wrong? This 4-Michelin star (this doesn't exist) wanting chef put her menu on a clipart of a CLIPBOARD??? and she cuts pizza with scissors?!? I have so many more unanswered questions, but I think these frame the movie well enough that you can tell an AI robot wrote this.
January 11, 2019
Whoever gave this 1 star must not have a heart! I mean c'mon, what in the hell are you expecting? Your version of perfection, whatever that is? For me, this movie was light-hearted, written and acted from the heart, the setting of Little Italy was colorful and charming, and gave me a real sense of the local ambience in what I'm guessing is Toronto. I loved everything about this movie, and I'm not a huge fan of Christensen usually, but even he was great. Funny throughout, and I loved the cross cultural addition with the Indian characters, who I thought were hilarious and endearing. To the people who so easily criticize and use words like "cliche" and "stereotypical characters", why don't you study screenwriting and movie making and make a better movie. For me and my wife, this movie is exactly what we are OFTEN in the mood for....family bonding, love that stems from childhood connections, following your dream even in the face of family opposition / rivalries, and it was just plain fun. I love how the younger generations were encouraging their parents to update their restaurants for the 21st century and were met with stoic opposition...very true to life, and perhaps to the culture in which this movie featured. If you want to laugh and open your heart, check this movie out. I think you'll love it! Great job filmmakers. Amazon, more movies like this please!
December 29, 2018
This had lots of potential, it could have been mature and been a seriously good movie, but they went low . . . had to throw in middle school vulgar scenes, with adults acting like morons, and of course the obligatory gay person. Hollywood PC is so tiring. I'd love to see someone do this with adults acting like adults instead of eighth graders.
November 26, 2018
We could not finish the movie. It was vulgar and dumb.
December 21, 2018
I can't believe this is a choice on American Airlines but I rented it through Amazon last night. I'm so happy I only paid $1.99 because it's pretty bad. I didn't even know Alyssa Milano was in it until about a third of the way through and even she is horrible in this movie. I honestly felt like I was watching an acting class in college and I couldn't even finish it.
November 30, 2018
The painfully poor acting was probably the reason why this lost the first star (from bad Italian accents, awk chemistry, lack of authenticity), and the film lost a second star because it shamelessly over-played every single Italian immigrant cliche- I was waiting for Mario and Luigi to make a cameo at one point. The plotline is also overly simplified and predictable - I wish I could recommend this as a family movie but it unfortunately has too many sexual innuendos inappropriate for anyone under 16.
However in the end, it's a feel-gooder about family, loyalty and home roots. If it's a rainy night and you have nothing else better to do, it's worth the $3.
However in the end, it's a feel-gooder about family, loyalty and home roots. If it's a rainy night and you have nothing else better to do, it's worth the $3.
October 12, 2018
I have maybe quit 5 movies in my life. Just terrible.
January 12, 2019
Everything from the casting to the plot seemed contrived, and I am a cheeseball loving, romantic comedy watching fool. Sorry, but the leads weren't Italian and the acting couldn't convince me as well. We all know romantic comedies are predictable but good acting, cinematography and other well developed talents can provide distraction that make the expected unexpected. This movie had no distractions.
January 15, 2019
It is admittedly hard to imagine Hayden Christensen successfully portraying a human, let alone an Italian one. Don't worry, he fails here too. Terrible actor. Here he is surrounded by many other bad actors. And some (older) good ones just getting their paychecks. Trite and cliche-laden, this movie might entertain a hormonal pre-adolescent.
