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Funny entertaining movie not especially for children. What is too graphic: The mom gives the dad a blow job while he is driving and he drives into a pole. Or when the power goes out at a family dinner, the dad in the pitch black darkness says "I'll get the fuse box - I found a flashlight in my sister's top drawer" just then the lights come one and he's holding a 10" dildo. What I didn't like: The dad gets angry when his wife tells him they are having another kid and he complains that women have choices and men have responsibilities. He counsels abortion. This character is supposed to be the good dad, yet he he counsels killing his child. Why I love it: They filmed this in the late 80's partially at the University of Florida when I was a student there. Also at the old Publix in Lakeland where we live. The movie is fun because it highlights the good and the bad of parenting and points out that you never stop being a parent. It makes you laugh and hurt for the characters who hurt for their family. There's good parents and bad parents and some that are both. The old man - the grandfather is terribly rough on his own kids, but when his bad son shows up with a mixed race child from his liason with stripper and some mafia types on his trail, the grandfather takes the child in and loves him, but also tries his best to help his bad son mend his ways. Also a young Keanu Reeves is very funny and thoughtful and hot hot hot. The casting is great - all the characters are perfect and work. I consider it on par with something like "Moonstruck" where all the characters just fit like they were made for this part. Steve Martin is not one of my favorites, but this movie is funny. After all, isn't a movie supposed to entertain?Read full review
I first saw this movie in 1989 when I was pregnant with my first child. Now my children are in their 30's and I enjoyed even more now. I so happy I an excellent copy so I can have fun watching it even more times.
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Parenthood is a great comedy movie. They don't make movies like this anymore. Entertaining, funny...real life meets comedy. All walks of life and every age can find a character to compare themselves to in this movie.
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a really good, funny, well acted movie. the casting was perfect. the family interactions were realistic. one of my all time favs.
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LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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