NBC’s Parenthood is based on the 1989 film directed by Ron Howard, and aside from a large cast of characters who are all related in some easy-breezy way, the similarities with the movie seem to end. The series is a dramedy focusing on the Braverman clan and the trials which shaped their lives
Swayze performs well; the cliche plot, not so much
The series returns with a new case and the exhilarating twists
FX once again strikes the iron while its hot forging another winning mold
Unique subject matter falls into the play-it-safe, color-by-numbers procedural formula
Returning from a year's hiatus, the series still burns even with more of the same
There are a few standout elements, but we've seen a lot of this and been here many times before
If there ever was a film that just sort of popped out of nowhere and made a big impression on you, 21 is that film. Having never even heard about the film a few months before its release, imagine my surprise when the final product turned out to be a well crafted, albeit somewhat clichéd thriller that left everyone in
Maybe artful pictures such as No Country for Old Men aren’t for everyone except old men and crotchety old film critics, those in the younger critical circles can certainly see the merit, and artistry in films such as this one, and the pedigree of the directors, Joel and Ethan Coen, is nearly unmatched, but No Country for Old Men ends
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