Getting There
February 21st, 2007 by Jennine
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are multi-millionaires and their movies appeal to the younger generations. After watching Getting There I can understand why, their movies reflect what every teenage girl wishes they could do.
Sure there is no real basis in reality, no parents are that lenient but every kid wishes they were. In Getting There Kylie and Taylor with their five friends plan to go on their first road trip to the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. As with most good intentions things go extremely wrong!
A car gets stolen, kids get abandoned in the middle of nowhere and there are more mishaps than in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I agree with comments that most parents wouldn’t react so calmly to a stolen car but it’s a movie and that is a good reason for common sense to go out the window.
It is a bit inane in parts, such as the character Toast who all he ever does is eat, this gets a bit annoying and gross, especially when he eats and talks with his mouth open. There are the essential morals, such as don’t set up your friends for bad jokes, don’t take friends for granted and be prepared for every situation. All important lessons for kids.
As long as you don’t expect a masterpiece and are prepared to lose touch with reality for 90 minutes this is a reasonable film.
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