Phoebe Thomas Movies
A ten year old boy decides that if being a little angel can't save his parent's crumbling marriage he should perhaps try the opposite approach in darkly comic family drama from director David Richards (Alibi). Young Ollie may have only been walking this earth for a decade, but he's smart enough to realize that his folks are heading for divorce. Try as they might to shield their son from the ugly truth, mom and dad can't cover up the fact that their relationship is failing and they're about to go their separate ways. Ollie hopes that by being a good little boy he can somehow keep his parents together, but as hard as the well-meaning youngster tries he always seems to screw up. When the simmering tensions between Ollie's parents erupt into a violent boil, the frustrated boy decides that the only way to restore the peace is to become a household hellion the likes of which mom and dad have never seen. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robson Green, Maggie O'Neill, (more)
Ordered by his boss to take a long overdue vacation, a mild mannered Englishmen and terminal workaholic takes his family to Florida on a camping trip that immediately devolves into a disaster of grotesque proportions. Eric Bury has been working so hard that he's forgotten what it means to have a family. His teenage children can't stand him, and his wife is more sexually frustrated than ever before. When Eric's boss orders him to take a temporary leave, he decides that a connecting with nature might be just the thing to bring his family back together. Their destination: "Adventure Wonderland" - a derelict campground in Florida. Will the Burys be able to maintain their composure as their getaway becomes more bizarre and debauched with each passing day? When his wife decides to fulfill a lifelong fantasy involving a pair of motorcycle riding dwarves, Eric decides that it's high time to stop the madness before they all do something they'll really regret. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Harper, Gina Bellman, (more)
