
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him.... (Full plot summary below)
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Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's depressing enough to see a director turn into a button pusher. But what can you say about a director who just keeps hitting the same button? |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's a prime example of what can happen when hip, slightly cynical establishment filmmakers try to make a deeply sentimental movie. |
| TheWorldJournal.comFrank OchiengWoeful and meandering...Reiner's direction is uncharacteristically choppy and uneventful |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairIt's rather surprising to note that - for its first half, at least - North is actually quite engaging and entertaining... |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovYoung kids will likely enjoy watching all the hubbub the gutsy protagonist stirs up and identify with his plight, but most anyone over the age of 14 will find the film alternately too cute for its own good and too blind to quit while it's ahead. |
| New YorkerMichael SragowThe amalgams of TV stereotypes that satirize foreign and regional cultures are embarrassing. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksElijah Wood has fast become the most appealing young actor making movies today, turning in consistently solid performances in a variety of roles. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranHow could director Rob Reiner, whose touch for what pleases a mass audience is usually unfailing, have strayed this far? |
| Washington PostRita KempleyThis movie is aimed at neither kids nor adults; it simply isn't aimed. |
| VarietyLeonard KladyThe intrinsic failure of Alan Zweibel and Andrew Scheinman's script is that it tips its hand from the start. |