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Title: Remake of "About A Boy" without the funny
Review: The trailer of this movie over sells it. Basically a famous reclusive, living off the profits of his one good book, finds solace in a single parent who is struggling to start her business and juggle her 10yr son. Cue side splitting cross-class antics.Well, if you recall the Hugh Grant movie, About a Boy, then you have the rough guide to this movie. Except this movie, Jeff Daniels is no Hugh Grant and the script lets him down big time. Even the R rating couldn't lift this movie, with expletives all over the place, good comedy is funny without resorting to cheap gags.Fortunately this movie was free on Amazon Prime, otherwise one would have not given it a second look.
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