The War with Grandpa is a quite new movie starring Uma Thurman and Robert de Niro. It has nothing special to offer that we haven't seen before, but still, I found it quite amusing, and even more so, my kids!
I discovered The War with Grandpa on HBO here the other day, and so I decided to watch it with my kids on a day we had off. They had heard a little bit about the movie before, but in general, they didn't have much idea about what was about to happen in the movie.
Grandpa (Robert de Niro) is getting old and his daughter invites him to come and live with the family. He doesn't come happily, but in the end, he still decides to move. One person who doesn't like this is the son in the house (Peter), because he has to move to the attic and give his former room to the grandpa. A war is about to start!
The war takes us to funny levels in which they try to make life hard for one another, and kids watching it will for sure have a good time watching the battles take place!
I was kind of reminded of Home Alone at times, but this is still a way nicer kind of humor, and I also enjoyed the company of the friends of Grandpa who join him to give him advice and help along the way. A cool little addition is also the friend of Peter who always ends up being bugged by his sister who shares information about him that he doesn't really want to share in front of his friends.
To be honest, this is what I would call a nice family movie, suitable for kids aged 7 or older. It is mostly harmless, it has some good points, and it has a good morale in the end.
The War with Grandpa also has a lot of cool jokes, meaning that the kids will laugh, and so will most parents and grandparents watching it together with their kids as well!
These are just my thoughts about the movie. If you have seen it, please write your thoughts in a comment as well!
