Steve Carrell, Toni Colette
Formulaic but ultimately successful story of a shy 14 yo boy who has been dragged by his mother and her new boyfriend to his beach cottage for the summer. Intra-family conflict is the name of this game: the protagonist uses mobility to find refuge in a water park with a man/boy manager.
Several major scenes clunked badly (breakdance, water tube) but somehow it didn't seem to matter. When it ended I found they had pushed the right buttons...I found myself touched...in spite of my best judgement.
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