I thought this movie was ok. I love Tim Allen, but I thought the acting in this movie (for all characters) was rather weak. It's funny for children, but I think teens and adults will find it a little boring.
I watched this movie with my friends children, ages 8 and 12 and it's safe to say that only the 8 year old was interested. We talked about it afterwards and all agreed that the plot was missing, and the ending wasn't very good. They didn't like that the bad guy got away with doing all those bad things, and I didn't like it either. Also, there was some distasteful language. This movie overall was boring and the acting wasn't very good either.
I didn't think this movie was inappropriate there was only one bad word (hell) and it wasn't that violent, there wasn't any blood. There were no sexual scenes execpt when Dylan accidently falls on top of Summer (if you would call that sexual). It just has the basic farting and burping, but that stuff isn't bad EVERYONE gets gas!!!I think this movie was one of the funniest I've ever seen and it was appropriate for children of any age! It teaches children about why family is important!
Most of what I thought has already been covered quite well by this site, with one exception. Why is the bad guy just forgiven at the end with not a mention of anything he did? Oh gee, you killed people we loved, but that's okay, we won't even talk about it. What kind of message are we sending to our children? It's ok to kill...we forgive you! What garbage! The movie was just barely ok (as today's lack of respect standards go)up until then. The lack of punishment or mention of remorse from the bad guy really topped it off for me. Think twice. I will not rent this film when it comes out. Give me "Sky High" instead!