Most of the characters in this movie exist primarily to fulfill a roll to advance the plot. His wife is "a woman who cheats on him." His mom is "Mom" - she hardly says or does anything the entire movie other than be a body for Cooper to talk to. The doctor is "a doctor." DeNiro is a guy who loves football to the point where every line of dialogue is about football. Everytime we see him he is a body for Cooper to talk to, or he's sitting in front of the TV. Lawrence is hopelessly, randomly, and nonsensically infatuated with Cooper. That's her thing. The brother is "successful." The policeman is "" a policeman. " It's always the same one responding to the scene within five minutes no matter what day of the week, location, or time of day.

The entire movie is full of characters that you know one thing about, and that thing is drilled into your head repeatedly. The characters are so unbelievably one dimensional... Even if you didn't speak English you'd understand the entire plot because the characters are so simple.

And that brings me to my next point: why watch this movie? It's certainly not enjoyable. Bradley's acting is great (they managed to squander DeNiros talent, Tucker has a great cameo) but every scene is a dramatic argument or conflict. It's the most literally unfun and unjoyable movie to watch. It drags on and on and on, as if viewers hadn't spent their entire lives trying to avoid dealing with these situations.

Just a hard no on this. I don't understand the hype. Cartoon shows have more developed, relatable, and realistic actions from their characters than this film by a large margin.