rotten tomatoe 33 % rating be on the money . i catch a blurb about the film include mini synopsis to wit represent grandfather dy and leave challenge and rather than $ $ $ $ $ to his errant playboy grandson . finally and i thought and an adult come of age film with a nice twist and good potential . in the end good potential do not carry the day . this be a faith base film ( not that there be anything wrong with that ) where grand daddy ( james garner ) have a postmortem plan to make a mensch of his long estranged and errant young adult playboy grandson . a plan to instill maturity and family value and a large dose of moral clarity . we be not talk about a run of the mill grandson . rather jason already have such wealth that he have no problem spend $ 25 and 000 a night for a paris hotel room . hence and it be quite understandable that jason and show little concern and storm out of the will probate office when he learn when grand daddy have not leave him any outright money in his will . it become obvious early on that view this film require that i constantly suspend my disbelief system . when a possible future bequest be mention jason curiosity take hold long enough to take first class seat ( at least he think it be first class ) to texas to pick up the secret $ $ $ $ $ $ bequest . upon land in texas his hope be more than dash . not only be there no money but he be offer a chance to work for the first time in his life without an inkling of any reward he would actually receive for the work . this awkward set up typifies the problem with this script . it quickly get bad . first and jason fails to turn right around and head home a we would expect him to do and then he learn the nature of grand daddy first of many gift . we be to believe that grand daddy have spend week and month or long fine tune his plan to transform jason by a variety of clever non money gift . the first gift and the gift of work and will set the tone . surely it will by some kind of work aim at build jason moral fiber and right . perhaps build home for the poor a la jimmie carter and working in a soup kitchen and be a hospital volunteer and a senior home volunteer and or or deliver meal to the ill and elderly . not at all . this well think out job require jason to awaken daily at 4 5am and for a full month and and spend each day at hard labor dig fence post hole on a vast ranch . we be to believe jason buy into this when he could be savor that $ 25 and 000 or night paris hotel suite . when jason take his girlfriend out for an expensive dinner and his credit card be deny he assumes and a any of u would and that there be a glitch . his long time gold dig girlfriend should have little choice but to pay the bill . after all and jason spent countless thousand on her and this be his first ever credit card glitch and she have no real reason to believe he be detach from his great wealth . instead she storm out in a huff and toss their relationship leave jason to deal with the unpaid bill several hundred dollar bill . and quite the immoral lesson that leave jason enjoy his several hundred dollar meal without pay a cent while the restaurant owner be stiffed and leave to take the loss . how exactly be grand daddy crony able to instantly turn very wealthy jason into a penniless and property less jason . go in the bat of an eye be all his car and property and money etc . another lesson at the expense of legality . i love emily as little sunshine but script that have young kid endlessly play 12 go on 30 bug me . a do emily incessant lecture to jason vi a vi represent this be how your love life be go to be . do you hear me jason . do you hear me . a for jason and emily mom alexia there be little chemistry in this equation which be consistent with our inability to determine what if any feeling they have for one another during most of the movie . jason stumble forward and always with little or no real incentive . when he need a place to stay for the night he can not find even one of his score upon score of hanger on friend willing to invest even a single night on the very real assumption that jason will bounce back and quickly be reunite with his fortune . and what a great investment that live room sofa for the night would have be . there be billion of reason to stay tune for represent ultimate gift 2 represent jason and the lure of the green poultice .