north

part of the reason i watched this movie is because of my curiosity.  i remember reading one time that this was considered by roger ebert to be one of the worst movies ever made.  i always wondered what would cause all that fuss, so when i saw it on the free movie channel, i figured i'd find out for myself.
the story follows north (yes, thats the boy's first name) played by elijah wood, as he feels under appreciated by his parents.  so, he decides to legally split from them and he begins a trek around the world to find replacement parents.  along the way he meets up with parents from texas, alaska, france, china, and a bunch more.  after i watched the movie, and wondered what ebert was so mad about, i read his review. i think he is more mad about the morality of the film and the complete lack of anything remotely funny in what is billed as a 'comedy'.  each of the parents are just terrible stereotypes, and not even funny ones at that!  the texans love guns, the alaskans live in an igloo, etc.  i didnt find anything so abhorrent that caused me to react as strongly as ebert, instead i would just dismiss it as empty fluff that wasnt very well written.  elijah wood, though, does a good job as the directionless north, but its still not a good movie.