Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

gwnightscream Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams and Christopher McDonald star in this 1991 comedy. O'Neill (Married With Children, Modern Family) plays Dutch Dooley, a hard-working guy who decides to pick up young kid, Doyle (Embry) from Prep School for his girlfriend, Natalie Standish (Williams). Dutch meets Doyle and they get off on the wrong foot, but eventually become friends while traveling home for Thanksgiving through obstacles. McDonald (Happy Gilmore) plays Natalie's obnoxious ex-husband, Reed. This is a good holiday comedy with a bit of dramatic moments mixed in, O'Neill is great in it and I recommend it.

Scott LeBrun Yes, John Hughes, the writer and co-producer of this thing, may be clearly recycling "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" to a degree, but this variation still works due to entertaining and endearing characters, and some very good moments along the way. Ed O'Neill is a hoot in the lead role of "Dutch" Dooley, an amiable working class lug dating Natalie Standish (JoBeth Williams), who married into the upper class. Natalie's got a son named Doyle (Ethan Embry, then still using his birth name Ethan Randall) enrolled in a far away prep school, and the kid is a stuck up, insufferable brat with a contempt and hatred for practically the whole world. So the tension is there from the beginning when agreeable Dutch volunteers to drive the kid home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving. He hates Dutchs' guts at first, but it goes without saying that the journey is going to change not only his opinion of the man but the way he views things. Assorted episodes include Dutch setting off firecrackers in a field, an automobile mishap, Dutch & Doyle hitching a ride with a pair of seemingly benevolent hookers (Ari Meyers, Elizabeth Daily), and the films' highlight, a scene in a homeless shelter. Some of the humour comes from taking a refined individual out of his element as Doyle is obliged to order food at a diner and later is overly neat with his utensils at the shelter (prompting Dutch to come up with the quip, "Would you like to see a wine list?"). Doyle comes to realize that there are good people in the world from all walks of life, and lets go of that pent-up hostility, while also learning the hard truth about his undependable father Reed (Christopher McDonald, once again playing a jerk to perfection). O'Neill and Embry prove to be a good team as we wait for the kids' icy exterior to start melting; Dutch is a basically good, honest, and straightforward man who also helps Doyle finally find the child inside. Lovely scenery from various U.S. locations - in Tennessee, Illinois, and Georgia - is a big plus, as well as Alan Silvestris' music. All in all, this is an appealing road comedy that does deserve a place as a seasonal favourite. Seven out of 10.

policy134 First there was Ed O'Neill the dramatic actor, then the comedian and now the star. O'Neill has had a tough time finding new roles that aren't connected with Al Bundy in some way. If you saw the E! True Hollywood Story on MWC you'd know that his scenes were actually re-shot with another actor because the audience couldn't stop saying: "That's Al Bundy!". Here he does an admirable job with basically a decent character but still a few traces of the madness of Bundy. The kid, played by Ethan Randall (Or Embry, whatever) is the most snotty little brat I have ever seen in a movie and according to the trailer he's supposed to be like Bart Simpson. Not true. Bart Simpson occasionally got out of hand but he was kind of decent underneath. Not so with this kid. He is totally rotten and the 180 degree turn he makes at the end is totally unbelievable. He doesn't even seem to care that he almost kills a truck driver at one point. That scene is followed by a slap-sticky fight that tries to imitate the prattfalls of the two burglars in "Home Alone". That undermines the seriousness which have gone before in my opinion.The boy's parents, played by JoBeth Williams and Chris McDonald are only incidental so we don't really know anything about them except that the dad is even meaner than the kid. Because he is so mean, we are supposed to feel sorry for the kid but for that to happen we must first sympathize with him. I couldn't because he is so smarmy all through that the transformation he is supposed to have seems phony. And it's not like some viewers have commented that he needs love. His mother is basically a loving mother. The whole film is about who breaks down first, Dutch or the kid.In Denmark the movie was released under the title "Driving me Crazy" and that is pretty much a description of my state of mind when I watched it. The only reason to see it is because of O'Neill. If you want to see Embry in a more positive light, check out him and O'Neill in the new "Dragnet". You could even tolerate him in "Vegas Vacation" but that was a stinker for another reason. To close I will say that I would like to see O'Neill in the type of role he had on "The Spanish Prisoner". He only had a small part but he made a big impression. His performance here is good but he is undermined by the weakness of the story.

Cam Holmes Wow! What a funny film. What I liked about the film was how these two different characters try to get along - both from different backgrounds - be it culturally, economically or living status. The film gets you thinking - can these two people eventually learn to get along, and above all, make it home for Thanksgiving?At first, you think the spoiled rich kid needs a good boot in the bum, but all he needed was someone to talk to and have a shoulder to lean on - his dad had left his mum - a broken family. Towards the end of the film, the divorced dad lets a bomb drop - he wants his ex-wife out of her house (he paid for).I'm from Australia - and this film was titled "Driving Me Crazy". I learned recently that the U.S. called this film "Dutch", named after Ed O'Neill's character Dutch Dooley. No matter where you go in this world, and whoever you may meet, a friendship can develop - don't forget that.If you enjoy this movie, please look at the following buddy - road movies:Midnight Run, The Odd Couple 2, Road Trip, Planes,Trains and Automobiles