Profesor Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) mungkin adalah seorang intelektual, akan tetapi, pada saat dirinya harus menyelesaikan masalah cinta dan keluarga, dia sepenuhnya gagal. Anak gadisnya (Ellen Page, unggulan Oscar untuk film "Juno") adalah seorang murid teladan yang berlidah tajam, sedangkan adik angkatnya yang pemalas (Thomas Haden Church) telah menyempurnakan seni "menumpang". Pada saat adik angkatnya ini muncul tiba-tiba untuk tinggal bersama dengan dirinya, Lawrence pun secara tidak sengaja bertemu dengan mantan muridnya Janet (Sarah Jessica Parker). Kondisi tersebut membuat dirinya bangkit dari sifatnya yang dingin, dengan hasil yang komikal untuk dirinya dan orang-orang di sekitar dirinya.

Professor Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy. His teenaged daughter (Ellen Page, Academy Award nominee for "Juno") is an acid-tongued overachiever and his adopted, preposterously ne'er-do-well brother (Thomas Haden Church) has perfected the art of freeloading. When his brother shows up unexpectedly for an extended stay at just about the same time as he accidentally encounters his former student Janet (Sarah Jessica Parker), the circumstances cause him to stir from his deep freeze, with comical results for himself and everyone around him.

Reviews:

"Page is solid in yet another smartass role, Church lends the movie undeniable juice as the family member who's the biggest mess, yet also the happiest and most emotionally open."- Variety

"The script crackles with sharp lines... characters arrive at their epiphanies with intelligence and logic."- The Hollywood Reporter

Directed by: Noam Murro
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church
Duration: 93 min