Review of It Runs in the Family

I was real disappointed after watching this movie. While it did have a few funny scenes, it sucked compared to "A Christmas Story." The humor was way too different. It was more silly and childish, unlike in the first movie, where all the funny scenes in it are all believable and can be related too, which is why that movie is so great and never gets old. For instance, a kid getting beat by his mom over the phone or getting his tongue stuck to a pole was funny but at the same time believable and done in such a way that you felt bad for him while in "It Runs In The Family," a guy getting hit in the head with a dish and not fall down or bleed is more slapstick humor and unrealistic. And what was up with the Parker's family new dog? While the dog is cute there is no way it could have understood the dad's strategy and be a decoy and trick the neighbors big hound dogs. It was so cartoony which is good for a modern kids Disney movie but didn't belong in a sequel to "A Christmas Story." Watching a "A Christmas Story" at times feels like you take a trip back in time and really gets you into the Christmas spirit while "It Runs In the Family," feels more like a silly movie meant to just make you laugh and doesn't take you in. I mean there was no tears, no real fear around the bullies, no fights, no fantasies, no passion, no drama. It was so fake and felt rushed.