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Jonah Hill and Kenya Barris must have thought they were tackling an overlooked cultural issue and doing it with a fresh twist but alas and alack, this is not the case.<\/p>\n

This is a story that has been around forever and this attempt brings nothing new to the dialogue. Yes, the script\/storyline has some clever moments but it was definitely yeoman service on the part of Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus to bring this forward into what becomes a quasi-interesting and somewhat charming movie.<\/p>\n

There are some highlights, albeit very brief – the parent’s meeting dinner party comes to mind. For the life of me, I cannot fathom why Rhea Perlman, Ellio Gould, Hal Linden and Richard Benjamin to name a few joined the cast if it were not for the money as they added absolutely Nothing, and I do mean Nothing with a capital N.<\/p>\n

And I shall not dwell on the non-character created (who am I kidding?) by David Duchovny. Can we say wake up and at least phone it in? The final term that comes to mind is serviceable. <\/p>\n

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