while the movie was the dictionary definition of a nail biter, i found myself focused more on what it would be like if i started my own family one day. after the movie concluded and about nine minutes into staring blankly at the tv as the title screen played on a loop, i went back to watch the opening scene. it just has all of the classic elements you would find in having your own family: a father in a business suit, a happy wife (virginia madsen) who makes the morning pot of coffee, and two kids (carly schroder and jimmy bennett) who are just too occupied with themselves to give their hardworking dad the time of day. if this is not what immediately comes to mind when you think "family", then slap a red nose on me, put my hair in pigtails, and call me Loonette from "the big comfy couch", because i have no idea what a family is supposed to look like.
