Yep I agree with you fully here, my review was message 1444.

Mike
filmfan99uk

--- In filmtalkuk@..., "Mike OBrien" <mob61uk@y...>
wrote:
>
> This left me rather, well, indifferent. Straight-laced son
> embarrassed by free-spirited mother: it's a storyline that doesn't
> sound promising, and isn't. The characters, although all well
played,
> are straight out of the script-writers' handbook, and ultimately
just
> unbelievable. The lacklustre narrative leads to a final showdown
that
> is totally unmoving.
>
> Still, the very end of the last scene is a gem! Small consolation,
> though, for the rest of this painfully average film.