Special Delivery

I will admit that I did not make it to the end of this. I got about 70% through. But that's only because my 12-year-old lost interest and did not want to finish it -- which says a lot. If you want to watch a movie that is clean (no profanity, off-color humor) and will satisfy a 4-year-old with a few pratfalls and will give some simplistic messages, then this movie is fine. Otherwise, this should never be shown on TV again. The humor is terrible. Any attempt at comedy must be accompanied by the "comedy" music, otherwise the viewer won't get the joke. Just terrible plot, acting, humor, even for a made-for-TV movie. The lead role is just executed poorly. It's not as easy as it looks to play the part of a bumbling idiot (done well in e.g. Dumb-and-Dumber and the original Pink Panthers). The number of high reviews here makes me question the reviewers' intelligence or bias.

Andy Dick made the most of his trip into low budget made-for-cable land. This was a role that many actors would have embarrassingly sleep-walked through, the kind of role that your average 90's sitcom star on the skids would have done for the paycheck - which I'm sure Dick did. But, instead of giving a half-hearted performance, he really made the most of a hokey script about a delivery man for an adoption service that loses the recipient family's baby. I found myself watching the whole thing despite my better objections. Funny guy. With all the talk of his past addiction problems, I hope he doesn't go the Robert Downey Jr. route. Hopefully he won't be stuck in made-for-cable land for long.

Sure it is not perfect. And yes there are over expressed stereo-types but as the movie matures these mellow into a very warm and happy movie. Enjoyable unless you expect everything underdone or never improving on a character study. Some just hate good, even over acted dorky good, finding a happy place in the world. Should be on DVD! A lost baby and a California kid in cold hockey country that actually knows hockey. A warm movie in a very cold time of year that entertains in a holiday sense without over pandering a seasonal theme. A classic in a basic warm and happy sense like a Santa Claus is Coming to Town. I mean really though those are classics (really) they are no masterpiece of storyline right?

This has got to be one of the best comedy movies ever made. I think next to Christmas Vacation it is the the best Christmas comedy. I do not know if this is on DVD or not, but I want it real real bad. I am not going to say anything about it. Just see it no matter what. OK I will tell you it has something to do with adoption and delivering the new baby to the baby's new parents. Oh! poor Andy, he has such a hard time delivering the baby. I wont say no more, I do not want to spoil it for you. If you are wondering if this is a good movie for the family. Yes this is a great family movie for all ages to see. Don't miss it.

Randy

God forbid should you ever see this movie!

Its that bad.

The concept, the story could have been good, but 'thanks' to the idiotic, dumber-than-dumb-beyond-any-imagination Lloyd's main character this flick is totally indigestible. I guarantee you'll puke all over your TV screen within first 5 minutes watching Andy Dick as Lloyd. Seeing lots of bad flicks before (I actually enjoy many cheesy, low-budget TV comedies) I swear I have NOT seen worse acting nor more unbelievably stupid character!

Give yourself a favor and STARE AT THE WALL OR CEILING for 90 minutes instead of seeing this flick, it'll probably be more entertaining than this.

0/10

PS: Fiona, you don't need to register few times just to repeat how much you like it, or to give my opinion negative mark again and again :) We do get it - you really love this flick ;)