what a shame . when you have a child actor who be capable of steal every scene and why not feature him in more scene . why not only pick vehicle that will showcase the incredible talent the kid have . what a riot spencer breslin be but unfortunately this movie do not do very well in show that or show enough of it . no and the movie wasn not totally about him but golly gee whiz and it shoulda be cause he out act and be funny than anyone else in this movie . through the first third or so kid breslin wasn not really funny much at all . the relationship show between the brother be border on creepy and be really unamerican for the most part . 99 % of sibling of that age difference in america just do not act like that . a the movie progress spencer character change and be push out of the spotlight . for the final third of the movie when he back he much well and funny and it be a delight to watch him . he so funny and for that reason alone i would recommend this movie and see it again myself . couple downfalls the actor who play the dad be not an american . since this be film in new zealand they use a lot of local actor and the dad be one . and he try to do an american accent and half the time fail to execute it perfectly . really an embarrassment . what interesting be the actress who play the mom and the blonde girlfriend and along with the dude who play dad and be on and at one time and ` shortland street the most popular soap opera in new zealand . but in this movie only the dad and to me and clearly appear to be acting american . he just couldn not pull off a u. s. accent in all his speaking scene . terrible . also very unamerican in this movie be the high school band all dress up in spiffy suit . look very out of place for what appear to be a public high school . actually and it do appear to be in place for a high school in new zealand . ahhhhhhhh . friggin producer just can not get it together to film more american movie in america where they should be film to give american job . no and instead they have to go thousand of mile away where actor be cheap and production be cheap . and in go that far you have potential to have little thing out of place such a what happen here . but those thing do not mess with the movie too much and what be basic and the story we have in this movie and isn not too bad . i enjoy it . wasn not outstanding and i think it be kinda similar to ` wish upon a star which be see on the disney channel . a. j. trauth be pretty darn good but for the life of me i couldn not understand why his character would rather be a freak skater instead of the high school football team quarterback with the hot cheerleader in school for his girlfriend . beyond me and truly beyond me . overall this movie worth it for spencer breslin but that about it . it flow well and it interesting and it very family friendly but it nothing that very memorable . my grade for this represent c .