Parental Guidance
“Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.”
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.
Details
Release Date: 12/25/2012
Runtime: 104 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Andy Fickman
Budget: $25.0M
Revenue: $119.8M
Production
Companies: Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions, Dune Entertainment, Walden Media
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
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r96sk
<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.
