No
points for believability, some for novelty and humor, in this story of
three teenagers who build their own house in the woods to get away from
their parents. Two of the guys (Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso) are best friends; the other (Moises Arias) is
simply tagging along
and has the main function of providing the story with a weird human
punch line. His trademarks are a vacant stare and showing up
unexpectantly. He’ll probably make you laugh.
TV sitcom veterans (including Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally) play
the parents. They’re not all such awful parents, mostly just annoying,
another reason the premise seems shaky. And they’re a little odd, in a
sitcom-y sort way, especially the couple played by Mullaly and Marc Evan Jackson. (On the other hand, Offerman, as he does on Parks and Recreation, delivers some of the bigger laughs with deadpan earnestness.)
If you are looking for a mildly silly comedy with
no deep meaning or characters, you could do
worse.
IMDb link
viewed 5/2/13 8:00 pm at Ritz 5 [PFS screening] and reviewed 5/3/13–6/6/13
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