Posted by Mrs. Isis Fabulous at syr-24-58-11-30.twcny.rr.com on March 21, 2004 at 11:46:24:
In Reply to: But...but...spoilerish posted by smithfan37 on March 21, 2004 at 11:31:20:
Not "dudeS" as in "dudeS in general".
: The film doesn't follow the "chick flick" formula. The focus is on the relationship between Ben and his daughter, not the relationship between Ben and Liv and THAT makes the difference.
I think most people think of parent-and-child movies (assuming they are somewhat light-hearted, rather than twisted horror-stories a la MOMMIE DEAREST or BOOGIE NIGHTS or what have you) as chick flicks. "About a Boy", that sort of thing. Point being it's clear that the reviewer doesn't like sentimental movies in general.