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"No Rob Morrow" ("huh?") was "able to get into this one" which might "detract in a bad way" if he were playing "my mom" married to "Andy Griffith" and his "Hungry Heart", but it would be better than "bad standup comics" "and" ("predictably") "bad stand-up comedy" which is what this movies features (also "'heavy'", "real issues").

[whoa] Two words: Andy Griffith. The movie splices in bad stand-up comedy into the real story; the comedy scenes detract from the actual story in a bad way. Not sure what the director/writer was thinking when he/she came up with that one. I never really was able to get into this one. Maybe if Keanu had a better role in it, then I could have appreciated it more, but really, I don't need to watch a movie about alcoholics.

Jeff

[whoooa] The kind of movie my mom would probably deem "heavy." This means real issues (alcoholism, drug abuse, bad stand-up comics) are dealt with, and specifically in this case, that Keanu gets to work these issues out with Andy Griffith, his father! How cool is that? Keanu doesn't get a lot of screen time but he gets some really explosive scenes with Andy. Best Keanu moment: Keanu. A dive bar. "Hungry Heart." Need we say more?

Carla

[whooa] Andy Griffith & Keanu Reeves. Huh? Another TV movie tackling a tough issue (alcoholism) and how it affects a family. Of the 4 children we have Paul Provenza (who does stand-up, which is intercut with the movie; but is no Rob Morrow), a female Chalmers, Keanu & an embarrassed (of Andy) high school daughter. Keanu plays the youngest son, with the "strongest" (messiest) relationship with the Dad (Griffith) - Andy handles his role well (definitely in "A Face in the Crowd" mode), as does Keanu (who lacks screen time and lines). Not exactly a topic which can be handled completely in 90 minutes, but still a nice movie, bit of a downer (understandably), but ultimately uplifting (predictably, but well executed). Features one of the greatest scenes ever (Keanu singing "Hungry Heart") - which elevates this from a "whoa" to "whooa."

Matt