
“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.
Release Date: 12/25/2012
Runtime: 104 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Andy Fickman
Budget: $25.0M
Revenue: $119.8M
Companies: Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions, Dune Entertainment, Walden Media
Countries: United States of America
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<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.

Billy Crystal
Artie Decker

Bette Midler
Diane Decker

Marisa Tomei
Alice Simmons

Tom Everett Scott
Phil Simmons

Bailee Madison
Harper Simmons

Joshua Rush
Turner Simmons

Kyle Breitkopf
Barker Simmons

Jennifer Crystal Foley
Cassandra

Rhoda Griffis
Dr. Schveer

Gedde Watanabe
Mr. Cheng

Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk

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