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I streamed this movie mostly because I saw that it was filmed in Maine. It didn't feature Maine scenery or people much but I guess that's to be expected on a low budget. There was seashore and there was lobster so I'm good . As far as the story goes, I don't like to reveal any plotlines so I'll just say that everyone in this movie seemed like a hero or a villain and there was little or no in-between. The movie could have used a character or two that were more even-keeled and sensible, maybe like a kid brother who thrived by ignoring all the cacophony or something. We don't get a good sense of why everyone's still so annoyed with each other after all these years, seems like maybe they could have called a truce by now, both main characters are well into adulthood. Another annoyance for me was that only one character had a Maine accent. It was an authentic one (for a change) but it was the only one. I don't like when a movie has a bunch of "ayuhs" thrown in just for good measure, but this was kind of the opposite. And one plot issue that I will mention is towards the end of the film, when the character Mitch gives a little speech about things that have been going on... I have no idea how he would know about them happening since he was not around when they happened. (Did someone tell him? Who knows?)

I did enjoy that the movie had a bunch of little comic bits scattered about that needed a fairly sharp eye to spot, in fact I watched the movie twice to see if I had missed any of the little quirky bits. All in all the acting was fine, the production seemed very professional for an indie film shot on a (probably) shoestring budget, and I found this movie rather enjoyable and easy to watch. I came away from it though, wondering if the main character would ever be able to find happiness, because other than blaming everyone else, she really didn't seem to be trying very hard.

Cute, funny, silly, raunchy, everything you'd expect from a lighthearted chick-flick comedy starring 6 legends and based on a true story. Hopefully the success of this laugh fest will signal the return of movies-for-older-adults and big-screen situation comedies. The Golden Girls go to the Super Bowl, what's not to love? Pay no attention to the low rating that's based on a bunch of Brady-haters who didn't even see the movie. Shame on them. If you liked The First Wives Club or Look Who's Talking or Raising Arizona or 9 to 5, you should have a really good time at this one too. See it in a crowded theatre because the laughter is contagious.

"The Fosters" must have been written by rejected writers from "Days of Our Lives" or something. It plays like the worst of afternoon soap operas with one crisis after another, one love triangle after another, one trip to jail after another and one drunken affair after another. It's no wonder that one or some of the actors left the show after a season or three...they probably couldn't bare to spout this garbage any longer. There is very little truth to the characters and nothing to believe in almost every plotline. It's laughably bad, but I will admit that I made it through 6 episodes of season 1 and then 2 episodes of season two before my barf meter finally exploded.