Picking Nits
Age-inappropriate TV; delivery man’s illiteracy; absent father; changed attitude toward child; unaffordable lifestyle
In the discussion (5)
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- The five-year-old watches programs aimed at substantially younger children.
- Rob Schneider’s character’s inability to read is questioned as a comic premise.
- Stewart’s character remains in China after learning a child has been left at his home.
- Leslie Mann’s character’s eventual acceptance of the child seems inconsistent with her earlier opposition.
- A $200,000 settlement and minimal tollbooth work cannot plausibly sustain Sonny’s New York apartment and lifestyle.