The Present

A cinema release without any prior reviews on a few major websites?! How about that! Mason Shea Joyce I gotta say, 'The Present' surprised me big time! The lack of awareness that I had for it prior to watching (to be expected based on the earlier mentioned, evidently), a bog-standard poster and a meh-sounding premise meant that I wasn't expecting much from this 2024 flick. However, I had a seriously good time viewing it! It's, in my opinion, a well crafted movie and, unexpectedly, quite amusing, it is also extremely touching when all is said and done. Isla Fisher and Greg Kinnear make for a solid onscreen pairing, while the trio of youngsters in Shay Rudolph, Easton Rocket Sweda and Mason Shea Joyce - even if the latter has less to work with - all give good performances. One bad thing about me leaving the first review is if everyone else dislikes this, so here's hoping that a barrage low-rated reviews aren't forthcoming!😆 Hey-ho, I had fun with it and that's all I can say!

This could’ve been a real cute family film, but it was kinda dumb and annoying with the choices these kids made. Like they’re trying to get their parents to not announce they’re splitting up so they go around sabotaging everything with smashing car windows, destroying a home, making someone have an allergic reaction where they can’t breathe, stealing phones… like if your kids are doing this to stop a separation, then that’s pretty messed up lol Anyways, child so… Isla Fisher is a queen! Love her