Comes with a parents discussion guide which gets to the heart of the matter: what are family values? are there communication techniques that can break down barriers causing misunderstandings? we can't choose our family, but can we choose our friends? and more...

A good, solid, entertaining movie that has a strong moral to the story.


who gets the house?   January 17, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

A GOOD FAMILY FILM FOR ALL AGES. THE CHILDREN TRY TO
GET THEIR MOM AND DAD BACK TOGETHER. THE CHILDREN ASKED
FOR CUSTODY OF THE HOUSE AND THE PARENTS HAD TO TAKE TURNS
STAYING WITH THEM. THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY NOVEL IDEA.

BOTH MOM AND DAD LOVED EACH OTHER BUT WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM.

AN EXCELLENT ENDING ON THE MOVIE AND GOOD LESSONS ON LOVE.


A great movie   July 4, 2001
M (Seattle, WA USA)
14 out of 20 found this review helpful

Don (Carl Marotte) and Rebecca Reece (Sophie Lorain) form an unlikely pair, at least unlikely since Don has changed so much since 18 years ago when they got married. And how unfortunate for the four kids: Brian (Ricky Mabe), Emily (Elisha Cuthbert), Heidi (Emma Isherwood) and Amy (Sally Isherwood) that Don and Rebecca have decided to separate. But Jennifer Rhodes (Fatuma Kayembe) -- the brains of the group -- has plans, at least for the kids.

After a number of years as a professional architect, Don grows sullen and much too somber when compared with Rebecca who has always been bright and a little flighty. But, she made Don laugh -- until recently. Now there is a stern and so proper husband living with a still fun-loving wife. Not a good combination. And how four very pleasant and intelligent kids were produced by this dueling duo is beyond me. But it is just a movie.

When Jennifer, the daughter of a lawyer and a very good friend of Emily, the oldest of the Reece kids learns of the plans of Don and Rebecca, she remembers some of her father's legal dealings and arranges for a judge to draw up an order of possession of the house should the parent split, i.e., who gets the house.

When Don and Rebecca finally tell the kids they are separating, the kids were prepared. The legal order of the judge was that if the parents split up, the kids get the house and the parents get alternating weekly visitation. But still the kids are not at all happy with the separation, so they devise devices to get mom and dad back together. And that is probably the best part of this very, very good movie. I will not spoil any more of it for you and hope that you find the tape of this movie....