Very well executed

The greatest movie ever made..!

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Dianne Wiest continually delivers her lines with a deep emotion. It is absolutely enjoyable to experience someone in her caliber (which I have yet to experience!) This is by far Ron Howard's film, but Dianne Wiest REALLY makes it happen! One example is when her Biology teacher boyfriend replies "I went to Woodstock" - this was after her daughter announced that she was pregnant and Dianne states that she couldn't be a grandmother, grandmothers bake and sew. I was at Woodstock for Christ's Sake!! I peed in a field! I grabbed hold of the Who's helicopter while it flew away!" To which, the Biology teacher boyfriend replies that HE too was at Woodstock. Dianne is pouring herself a tall alcoholic drink and is about to down it and she turns to the teacher and says "oh yeah?! I thought I recognized you!" This is just one example ...... there are MANY more!!

This is the film where you get the right amount and quality of social commentary of the morally fragile and void America of the 1980's along with good comedy relief, interesting and well drawn characters, good dialog with some meaningful messages and symbols.There are many subplots that crowd the film just enough for those 2 hours plus not to feel imposed or too ambitious at all. Each one telling its own purposeful story cinematically, and giving a meaningful message outside of the film's frame.One of these 'important' films that will serve as historic pop-culture document for future generations to look into and analyze the decade it belonged to from a sociological/cultural perspective.8/10.

I think the movie can be summed up in a period near the end where the youngest child, thinking their sister is being attacked for real during a play, goes on stage and starts beating the 'bullies', biting the teacher trying to bring back control and completely causing chaos by starting the ruining of the set.I am a parent and realize what kind of work goes in to holding a play with many volunteer hours of work put in by teachers, staff, parents and of course, the children. When the above scene happens, the parents at first try to prevent their child from disturbing the play. They then become resigned to the fact that it will happen and accept it with smiles on their faces.This is really scratching the surface and not delving in to what is really going on. The director wants us to laugh at this situation but all I could do is be upset for the teacher, the students, the parents and anyone else involved in months of work coming to an epic failure. If you think this is funny, this movie is for you. If you don't, then don't bother watching this at all.

Parenthood is a great movie, in the fact, it addresses many issues of parenting we can identify with, it's sort of like a couple of episodes of a family drama, combined, but is wonderfully told in a near two hour film. The performances are great, even Reeves, as another sort of layabout, sponging boyfriend living with girlfriend (Plympton) in her mum's house. The mum, played by Dianne Wiest is such a likable character, but one I could identify with, as it's a very real character, resembling mother's I've met. We see the attitudes from all walks of people, the so common, and real problems that can't be brushed under the carpet, like Steve Martin's little boy, struck with mental illness. I liked the well drawn and different character of Hulce's as an addictive gambler. An interesting angle. He's so bloody convincing, I just now realized where is he these days? He comes back home, cause some bad dudes are after him, while later, would you believe, he pulls his Dad (the great Jason Robards) into one of his schemes. We really see how this addictions got him. There's so many wonderful performances where the film never dulls, as we go from one conflict to another, back and forth. Too, Moranis singing "Close To You" to girlfriend, (Kozak) you've got to see, while Martin, lands himself another hottie wife, a babe in blue I'll never forget.