In an attempt to win the Heart of his wealthy girlfriend, a good and kindhearted guy, who has an ordinary life, volunteers to take her young teenager rude son from his prep school in Georgia to Chicago during the Thanksgiving, but in doing so, incidents come to climax, as he faces many challenges in dealing with the arrogant guy.
If a film like this is to be funny at all, it had better work when the warring principals still hate each other, before the rich boy is shown to be a sweet kid and the whole story turns to mush.
TV Guide
November 21, 2008
Provides quite a few moments of fun and pathos for audiences who appreciate sophisticated family fare.
Hughes, a man more prolific than Stephen King and less inspired than Aaron Spelling, has produced yet another forgettable project. This movie shouldn't even be allowed on planes.
Warmed-up John Huges pap. Not even the hard-working Ed O'Neill can save the day.
BrianOrndorf.com
July 20, 2011
Hughes appears to love these characters, but he's serving a platter of rancid gags, losing interest as the story lurches from one roadside encounter to the next.
