It is a great movie! Tea Leoni is absolutely bonkers - what a great actress! And she was able to keep just that tiny bit of likability to her character, you know, you could see she was really messed up but not a totally horrible person, just really really screwed up. Loved the grandma in it, and the daughter was very good too. Everyone was! Adams Sandler was terrific, great to see him in a more straight role. Florrrrrrrrr was also terrific - there is just so much going on in this film on so many levels, so many stories, the interplay between all characters, the internal struggles of each character, the affect they have on each other, the different cultures, the mother/daughter thing, being a parent....
As for the bad reviews....It was one of those films that my husband was not keen on watching, and thought for sure he would hate it during the beginning of it, as it was setting up the characters and the story. He was like, something better happen soon or this will suck! And then when Tea L's character brought the clothes for her daughter, he got hooked and ended up loving the film too. For the two of us we know it's a good movie when we can chew over the characters and the plot and stuff for days afterwards.
Funny, emotional, smart. Def. two thumbs up!
