See the charming young lady above? That's Alexis Bledel, who got her start in TV's Gilmore Girls. She joins Zooey Deschanel, Rachel MacAdams, and a host of starlets who thrive on being "cute."
Alexis' charm is about all there is to laud in a less-than-stellar film. She makes viewers want to adopt her...but she stars in a bust of a flick.
The plot, without giving anything of substance away, centers around the naive young grad, who, having been a high achiever in high school and university, feels it will be a piece of cake to land a top job. Of course, she has a rude awakening when she enters today's job market and flounders.
Carol Burnett, a once funny comedienne, returns to the screen to join Michael Keaton as part of the family to which the young, disillusioned grad must return. The situation has great potential for humor....problem is, it just isn't funny. Ol' Carol looks too dour in her old age to be upbeat, and her lines fall flat. Michael was better suited for Batman.
So, this reviewer cannot recommend this mediocre fare. Way too few laughs and way too much stupidity. Grade of D.....D as in doldrums.
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