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efilmcritic.com - : Benjamin and his family are caught up in the classic struggle of keeping up with the Joneses, or in this case, the Steins. Zachary Stein, also thirteen, is in the midst of celebrating his Bar Mitzvah, a million dollar Titanic themed event held on a luxury cruise ship, complete with mermaids and custom-made-everything. more...
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www.reel.com - : The adage ''dying is easy, comedy is hard'' could've been created expressly to describe the flaccid and disappointing Keeping Up With the Steins. This sluggishly paced groaner, awkwardly directed by Scott Marshall (Garry's son), had the makings of a Best in Show for the Bar Mitzvah set, but it ends up feeling as stale as week-old bagels and lox. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : ''Keeping Up With The Steins'' is a well-meaning comedy that does not work. It's a melodrama told from the point of view of a 13-year-old boy, Ben (Daryl Sabara), who reports on his dysfunctional contemporary Jewish family as his Bar Mitzvah approaches. It's sometimes pithy as it juxtaposes today's material- and status-driven values against the principles and traditions of the Jewish faith. It is not particularly funny, which it very much wishes to be, and is even unintentionally campy on occasion. Its moral tale about forgiveness and appreciating what you have is obvious and, frankly, irritating, given its L.A. power elite setting full of multi-million dollar agent homes and private tennis courts. more...
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