Not really meant for kids and teens.

I am baffled by all the negativity surrounding it, and I am prepared to designate it as the most underrated film of 2001.

Just as staple foods can sometimes be enjoyable, so this easy-to-digest, gently amusing drama is a pleasant way to fritter away a couple of hours.

But despite sensitivity to the myriad ways personal history shapes us, the film often feels as emotionally constrained and rigid as the Quoyle house lashed to the hill.