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Things get fraught when his older boy is diagnosed with an
attention disorder and so the tightrope walk becomes more
difficult.
Throw into the mix a divorced sister (Dianne Wiest), who
has an in-love teenage daughter and a reclusive son, another
sister whose hubby (Rick Moranis) wants their intelligent
pre-schooler to be a genius and goes way overboard in channeling
her intellect, and a little brother (Tom Hulce) who is in
real trouble with the underworld.
On top of that Gil has to work out his troubled relationship
with his hard-nosed father who would take him to baseball
games as a kid and would then pack the hot-dog guy to look
after him.
Potentially, Parenthood could have fallen into either
the melodramatic or schmaltzy camps but, fortunately, does
neither. It treads that fine line carefully but comes up with
a movie that will make parents feel good. (Mainly because
this seems like a fairly normal bunch of crazies - much like
any home around the world that mixes adults with teens and
kids.)
Parenthood is a must watch for everyone who has youngsters,
whether they be two years old or 45 years old, for when you
become a parent, you're stuck with it for life.
Conclusion: Movie: 80% DVD Extras:
40%
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