Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

I like movies with strong ethical centers but I hate movies that are predictable or patronizing. I am so delighted when I find a movie about a family with positive attributes but is also genuinely funny and original. This movie is all that! It deals with some heavy issues but isn't ponderous.

Permanent simply doesn't wash!When all 13 reviews for a movie are filled with gushing praise and the maximum stars allowed, you know you're in for a movie treat, right?Or... you know that a couple of enthusiastic members of the film crew have rounded up a few accounts on IMDb to boost a movie's profile!Every review for this painful movie on IMDb.com is written in a similar style, lavishing praise on how the film made the 'film go-er' feel. Not one review takes a step back to inform the reader why or what actually happened to make them (er, him or her) feel that way!Even the usernames of these 'reviewers' are obviously the imagination of one person... alarue-47744 - onaona-74151 - tiarenee-13911!. Seriously? You can't even be bothered to come up with convincing usernames?)OK, so let's talk about the film itself and here's an honest review from someone who has written about 200 of them for this website...A girl is teased at school because of her hair. Her ridiculous father wears a toupe and her equally asinine fool of a mother likes dolphins. Her school teacher is having a baby. The entire stretch of their personalities and actions revolve around this premise. The film isn't funny... it's not witty... it's not interesting and it's not worth your time. The entire runtime is about nothing except a girl's bad haircut, a silly father and his wig and an insane, frustrated woman who likes sea mammals.It's a badly scripted collage of unconnected scenes that excels in bland, empty, pointless and embarrassingly awful moments where nothing happens. This film isn't even interesting enough to be annoying! THAT'S how irrelevant it is.Kira McLean is the only thing of value here. The actor looks to have a future if she can come through this excruciating bomb without being de-listed for offenses against entertainment. If her agent thought that this was a good move for her, she needs serious changes in her management.An utter fail from the opening scene to the ten-minute end credits.

The movie is light and witty all the while addressing very serious issues such as teenage angst, marital discrepancies, race, and various family dynamics. It is enjoyable, relatable, and memorable.

My wife, two daughters and I loved this movie! This is definitely a family film that captures the love, quirkiness and team effort that goes into being a family. Patricia Arquette is amazing as a mom holding everything together, while her daughter, played by Kira McLean shines as the girl struggling to find her place in a new school, in a new town, with a horrible accidental-perm! The dad-daughter chemistry between Rainn Wilson (who crushed it) and Kira McLean was spot-on. The attention to detail of the scenery, and the combination of tension and love between the characters gives this movie its credibility. Great film!