Maybe I'm missing something or maybe it's simply true that I wasn't all that taken by this movie due to the simple fact that I couldn't identify myself with any of the characters that were in it.
My parents never went through a divorce and I myself am not a parent yet. In other words; I couldn't identify myself with either the young kid or her parents in this movie. I believe that matters tremendously and is the main reason why the movie wasn't really working for me. It felt rather pointless and I kept waiting for things to develop and turn into something truly interesting and engaging. It just didn't ever really happen for me. And I'm sure it's just me, seeing how basically everybody else absolutely loves this movie and feel touched by it.

The drama therefor wasn't ever really working for me, though at the same time I still respect the movie for not turning it into a far too heavy and melodramatic one. The movie as it is is a perfectly watchable one, that luckily isn't too depressing, even if you're in fact touched by the story, themes and characters.
It's never an unpleasant movie to watch in any way and it does have a good pace and overall style to it. Also not much wrong with the acting, even if I really couldn't ever get into any of the characters.
I guess I better stick to "Kramer vs. Kramer" instead. This movie just wasn't doing it for me but again; it's obviously just me.
6/10
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