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This G-rated film (re-released as "Who Stole My Voice?") is billed as family-friendly, although very young kids may get a bit bored. It's more geared towards tweens and teenagers who are old enough to start thinking about crushes, misunderstandings, and the nature of friendship. The movie was made in the late 1990s but even years later, it holds up pretty well. It's set in Minnesota, where four children begin to suspect that their parents' relationship is in trouble. Their worst fears are confirmed when their parents announce that they will be separating. The four siblings in the story are genuinely fond of each other, and have a lively sense of humor. Elisha Cuthbert and Ricky Mabe as the oldest sister and brother have most of the lines and emotional range (a very different dynamic from their roles in "Believe"), though the two younger kids deliver sound performances, too. All the children have a chance to show distinct personalities. Also there's the bonus of George Takei as Elliot, the family's contractor/handyman/babysitter. (At the time this film was made he hadn't come out yet, though in retrospect there's a scene involving table decorations that made me laugh out loud.) We also get to see Mabe and Cuthbert's friend Jay Baruchel, but in a rather minor role. Unfortunately the filmmakers opted for the standard Hollywood approach, where the children's elaborate scheme to get their parents back together is a big success. It's a very well-meant message, but there are some downsides. If you preferred "Mrs. Doubtfire" or even "Kramer vs. Kramer" in divorce-themed films, which focused on how the parents and children changed and learned from their experiences, and managed to evolve into a new kind of family - this part might be a bit of a disappointment. Although it's conventional for a story to focus on how to stop a couple from splitting up, by having the kids be the ones who step in to save the day, it may leave very young or impressionable viewers with the feeling that they could have tried harder to keep their parents together. And that would be a pity, because as the film itself emphasizes more than once, it's not right to blame the kids in any way for relationships ending. One of the things I liked about this film was how it dealt with science. Mabe's character Brian is intelligent but in a believable way - he doesn't spout jargon or get so absorbed in his work that he's unapproachable. What impressed me was that unlike many other movies that incorporate scientific inventions, Brian's not just demonstrating a gee-whiz gadget, but thinking ahead to the types of problems that he could investigate with it. In this case, how to get past the fact that a lot of people's behavior towards each other is based on preconceptions that may be erroneous - something that's become even more relevant since the film was made, with the rise of social networking and internet dating.Vollständige Rezension lesen
MOvie was about a family with parents going through trials of marriage and how children are affected by decisions they can't control, like having to leave their home. It was clean, it was funny , and it was real. We decided to buy movie, which we usually don't do, because I believe there should be movies,whether they are fact or fiction, that a entire family should be able to watch without filthy words, or nearly naked women, it is not good for kids and it is not any better for an adult. Why does Hollywood think it is okay to show a little boy with a Playboy? Is that funny? Hollywood REPEATEDLY "tells" girls they are just a body/boobs and Americans just except it. I want my daughter to grow up loving herself, knowing she is more than a set of boobs (Pamela Anderson, Anna Nicole Smith,just to name a few) Why do we put up with movies that make us feel inferior and inadequate? This movie was real life!Vollständige Rezension lesen
Very good
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A sweet and thoughtful movie! Just very smart and well written!
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Sorry. My husband and I watched this movie and didn't like it. The plot was not well written. They could have made it more interesting and funny. The reason the couple wanted to separate seemed weak. The kids getting the house sounded like it could have been a funny movie. Not so. When the husband decided to stay with his wife, he went to see her play and everyone was laughing, when it was not really funny. It seemed contrived, like they were suggesting that it was a funny moment when it really wasn't. Sorry. My opinion.
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