In fact, they're kind of dicks (which is ironic since "The Kids are All Right" focuses on a lesbian couple). The best way to some up this film is what my friend aka Reader #3 said as soon as the credits started to roll, "It's about a bunch of assholes making problems for themselves."

And that, to me, was the biggest issue with the film. Too much relied on the fact that the main couple was a lesbian couple. We weren't given too much reason to really like them that much (they seem to have problems from the jump) besides the fact that they were the lesbian couple we were rooting for. A number of the laughs in the film stem from the fact that it is weird to see two women in these roles. A lot of the laughs come at Annette Benning and her being in the typical role of the father. And not to go all Rush Limbaugh on this but if this film was about straight parents, it wouldn't have been financed or received the rave reviews.

Now, this isn't to say that there aren't a good amount of laughs in it. I almost feel like they would have been better foregoing any emotional depth (or whatever passed for it in this film) and just made a standard family coming-of-age comedy. To me, it would be more refreshing to see a film that just had a lesbian couple rather than a film that focused so much on the fact that the central couple were lesbians.

As for the actors, I liked the performances by the two kids, even though I didn't love their characters. Annette Benning was very good. Julianne Moore was a bit off. At one point, I swore she broke into a Boston accent, as if she was having trouble shaking her haaaahsh bahstahn acceent from 30 Rock. Mark Ruffalo was his usual quality self but this film reminded me of the much better "You Can Count on Me" so the whole thing kind of rang hollow (or, better yet, seemed like a shallow version of that film.) Speaking of shallow, you can call me that but the standout star in this film was Yaya Dacosta, who looked absolutely stunning.

In the end, I just can't recommend this film. Rent "You Can Count on Me" instead. It's not as funny but it's a much more heartfelt film. If you want a comedy, I'd probably recommend seeing "Cyrus" instead. I didn't love that but it was a better film and funnier.