When I read the review before viewing this video, it said that "it was one of the funniest movies" ever. It turned out to not be that funny at all. I hardly cracked a smile. The movie rambled on with seemingly no point. The mother (played by Gordon) was a completely "nutcase". The brother in the movie just seemed to have no personality whatsoever. The mugging/arrest scenes just seemed to not do anything for the movie. The Rob Reiner scene was "overboard" and didn't have anything really to do with the movie (except that Rob is Carl, the director's, son). However, I will give it at least a 5, for this reason. Seagal plays the kind of man who was disappearing in 1970. I think his character was Jewish, but even if he wasn't, it shows the kind of loyalty that immigrant families had towards the elderly. His character had a terrible life. Probably the best scene was when Seagal bring his Mom to the first "old people's home". Paul Sorvino steals the movie, in a brief role, as a "brass knuckle" independent caretaker of the elderly, who is overworked, but doesn't seem to care about the people he is taking care of. The movie, in the end, does show the dilemmas of caring for an elderly parent, but was not that great, otherwise.
Review of Where's Poppa?
