"Unaccompanied Minors" may not be the worst holiday comedy ever made, but frankly I can't think of something from that genre that sinks lower than this frighteningly bad movie.
December 9, 2006 (Press Release) --
In fact, this film likely will rank near the top of my list for worst motion pictures released this year.
Yes, it's that bad. While watching director Paul Feig's serious misstep, I was reminded of something written by my good friend and colleague Roger Ebert when he reviewed "North" back in 1994: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it."
Ebert gave "North" zero stars -- an ignominious rating rarely handed out -- leveled in that case at a filmmaker with obvious comedic chops, Rob Reiner.
My disappointment -- and zero stars -- is the result of the handiwork of Feig, another talented, creative mind who previously crafted the very funny "Freaks and Geeks" television series, and who also has directed memorable episodes of such ground-breaking TV projects as "Arrested Development" and "The Office." Feig's own experiences as a standup comic and as an actor working on a range of successful sitcoms should mean the guy understands the concept of funny.
For whatever reason, that background didn't help him here.
The premise of "Unaccompanied Minors" is simple. A bunch of kids are stranded in a large Midwestern airport on Christmas Eve -- zapped by Mother Nature as she blankets the country with a blizzard, another "storm of the century" shutdown of all air travel. The title, of course, is derived from the industry term for children traveling without a parent or other adult.
Source: http://www.msn.com
Posted BY BILL ZWECKER
Yes, it's that bad. While watching director Paul Feig's serious misstep, I was reminded of something written by my good friend and colleague Roger Ebert when he reviewed "North" back in 1994: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it."
Ebert gave "North" zero stars -- an ignominious rating rarely handed out -- leveled in that case at a filmmaker with obvious comedic chops, Rob Reiner.
My disappointment -- and zero stars -- is the result of the handiwork of Feig, another talented, creative mind who previously crafted the very funny "Freaks and Geeks" television series, and who also has directed memorable episodes of such ground-breaking TV projects as "Arrested Development" and "The Office." Feig's own experiences as a standup comic and as an actor working on a range of successful sitcoms should mean the guy understands the concept of funny.
For whatever reason, that background didn't help him here.
The premise of "Unaccompanied Minors" is simple. A bunch of kids are stranded in a large Midwestern airport on Christmas Eve -- zapped by Mother Nature as she blankets the country with a blizzard, another "storm of the century" shutdown of all air travel. The title, of course, is derived from the industry term for children traveling without a parent or other adult.
Source: http://www.msn.com
Posted BY BILL ZWECKER
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