KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

underbelly-1 An excellent movie for those who understand and appreciate intelligent comedy. Do not be fooled by the erroneous "romantic comedy" label. It does contain comedy and romance but is not part of that silly sub-genre. Home Fries is one of those rare comedies in which actors aren't hindered by special effects, music swells, wild car chases, or cheesy dialog/ situations. The script is offbeat, energetic, and smart giving the actors something substantial to use.Luke Wilson finally crawled out from under the shadow of his brother, Owen, in this one. Wilson even executes a great fall (presumably on purpose) in one scene which throws some slapstick into an otherwise cerebral affair. Also, Drew Barrymore rises above her own reputation here. She's finally proved that she's capable of more than what we expect of her and that she doesn't need to ride the coattails of washed-up Saturday Night Live actors.Hollywood ran amok with the whole "romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore" angle when this movie was promoted. This was a huge mistake that probably alienated many viewers who may really like this while disappointing the teeming masses who just wanted a sweet, predictable piece of light comedy for their date nights. This is pure dark comedy. I cannot give it the highest possible score because it does suffer a bit in spots. Namely, Gary Busey's kid is just not up to his role. Yeah, he's got funny teeth but that does not mean that he can play any comic role. His acting chops are just not up to the task of playing Wilson's brother. Of course probably no one but Luke's actual brother, Owen, is really up to that. But at least, as I mentioned, Luke gets his much-deserved chance to shine.Fans of Wes Anderson and Jim Jarmisch should take note of this movie.

tomac67 I won't say "Home Fries" is a complete waste. I was somehow taken in enough to watch the entire movie. One shining light is Jake Busey, who steals most of the scenes he has, and the crazy thing is that he's stealing them from actors like Luke Wilson and Catherine O'Hara.The writing, dialogue and costumes were another highlight of the movie. The portrayal of the Jackson family was right on the money.It was the overall movie premise and plot lines that were average at best. After the first 30 minutes of the movie you could see the direction the film would take.Overall, this movie didn't know which way it wanted to go. A comedy? A drama? A romantic comedy? One might think they were trying to make a movie along the lines of "Raising Arizona". If that was the case, they missed.

triple8 SPOILERS: I do have a fondness for Barrymore movies and liked her tremendously in this one. Homefries is a very strange movie overall. It starts out one way and then goes another. It's story is somewhat disjointed and although it is very interesting in the beginning, it sort of loses steam early on. What you think it is going to be about is not what it actually is.I enjoyed Drew Barrymore in this role tremendously though even if I really didn't like the overall movie to much. The movie started one way and went off in a total different direction. The plot was all over the place and it is at times dull, others a bit obnoxious. Barrymore however keeps you watching, she is very good in this as Sally. Even if though overall movie was a bit to disjointed for me, Barrymore lends it a bit of a sparkle.I liked the southern atmosphere as well. The direction was good and the movie nicely photographed at any rate. Basically Homefries is neither really good nor really bad, it's main asset is Barrymore. My vote is 5 of 10 .

ArizWldcat This was a black comedy that unfolded over the first 30 minutes of the film, revealing one surprise relationship after another, until you realize that all the major characters are related in surprising ways. My daughter and I watched this together and laughed out loud quite a bit. Luke Wilson did a great job as the moony eyed helicopter pilot who falls for Drew's character. Drew did a good job as a confused but sweet pregnant girl who works at a burger joint in somewhere in small town America. Jake Busey looks a whole lot like his dad, and chewed a lot of furniture for this role, which was rather one dimensional. Catherine O'Hara is at her best playing this quirky mom. (during one funny scene, the older boy asks her if it's true that she liked the other son better..."I love you both, she says, but the difference is only this (puts her fingers an inch apart) much!LOL!!!) If you don't enjoy dark humor, this will not amuse you. It also had an ending that made us go "awww"...it was almost as if they weren't sure how to end this one, though. Overall, it wasn't a bad film.