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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DISCLAIMER: I know this is completely inappropriate. But I've gotta get it off my chest.

Is it just me or do the Brewsters (the filmmakers) seem to have absolutely NO chemistry whatsoever? I mean Idris and that little girl on the subway who rejected him had more chemistry than those two.

Even in recent interviews, they have the chemistry of siblings--who's parents divorced and one lives with Mom while the other's with dad.

I notice in interviews that the dad doesn't appear to wear a ring. (I don't think the mom does either.) Leading me to wonder if they're divorced.

According to the official PBS site they didn't marry until after both of their children were born. Idris had already started school at Dalton by then. Makes you wonder if they married for the sake of presenting a more solid family in the movie.

But I digress. This is off topic and quite inappropriate.

But it was killing me! I had to say it![/quote]

I didn't see that at all.  The focus of the film were the kids not the parent's relationship with each other.  I really felt their frustration and commiserate with them.  But, I also felt sorry for Idris when his dad revealed that they account for every hour of the kid's day on a spreadsheet![/quote]

I agree that the movie centered on the kids' and their education. It's just that....

For one Idris' dad just seemed like an emotionally distant piece of work. And Seun's parents--although they didn't kiss and hug for the cameras--seemed to have more chemistry. We did see them laugh and talk to one another when they were in the same room, even though the discussion was education. The Brewster's? Did they address each other even once--except to complain about Idris?

And yes, I felt their pain too. I actually laughed out loud at a few parts. Not because they were funny but because they were so darned reminiscient of my experiences. Ex: Hearing Michele use the expression "half-assed". How many times have I used that same phrase when discussing my teen son's efforts? The lackadaisical approach to the college application process? It's so funny once you've been through it all. Only then can you look back and laugh.[/quote]

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