i remember watch this movie several time a a very young kid and and there be part of it ( many in fact ) that i do not understand . i think i have see it once a an adult and and i then understood those part . the only problem with view it a an adult be that it be not entertain to me at all . so what kind of movie be this . be it a kids movie . not hardly . it contain language and subject matter not suitable for kid . be it a hyperbole of what every parent feel like they be go through with their own child . maybe and but then why wouldn not it focus more on john ritter character instead of junior . when a film have a 7 year old a it main character and in order to do well with it audience and it should be a movie for the seven and under crowd and otherwise people old than that will have no way to relate ( even 8 year old wouldn not want to see a movie about a kid who be whole year young than them ) . i be pretty sure this film do not do well in the box office and and the reason have to be because it be unable to find a niche in the market .