Best movie of this year hands down!

Really Surprised!

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The Guilt Trip (2012): Dir: Anne Fletcher / Cast: Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, Brett Cullen, Adam Scott, Ari Graynor: Disappointing road trip comedy about the relationship between a mother and son. Seth Rogen plays Andy Brewster whose enthusiasm for chemistry allowed him to invent a cleaning product that is environmentally safe. He arrives home to his widowed mother who tells him of a past relationship she had before she met his father. Intrigued, Andy looks up this stranger whom he tracks to San Francisco. He invites his mother along for a road trip where he stops at various places in failing attempts to sell his product, but doesn't inform his mother of his real intentions. Despite the presence of its appealing leads the screenplay is a bore from start to finish with bland locations. What nearly saves the film is the joyous presence of Barbra Streisand as Andy's mother who means well but often embarrasses her son in her attempts to be loving. Rogen is also very good as Andy who grows frustrated with his mother's annoyances and his inability to sell a product that works. Problem is that both actors have two distinct audiences and perhaps fans of Rogen's previous films may not jell with the veteran Streisand crowd humour. Supporting roles are flat. Peter Cullen appears briefly to innocently woe Streisand during an eating competition, and Adam Scott plays the son of Streisand's ex lover. Ari Graynor appears all of five minutes just to be lucky enough to work with Streisand. For director Anne Fletcher this is not as guilty as The Proposal thanks to its mother son trip. Score: 4 / 10

Actually at the beginning maybe the first 30-45 minutes you'll find it a bit normal however with a slight sense of humour, then after that the real deal began when he yelled at her "Are you blind? Are you so idiotic?" then she left the room of the motel and headed to the bar.The Scene of Andy "Her X-boyfriend's son" and his sister wasn't that touching and I believe it's done by the author on purpose! For the most important issues between the lines is the relationship between the mother and the son.The final scene "The airport goodbye" actually that's the most touching part of the whole story.I felt that all of us "sons & daughters" are so mean to our moms for all the way long they thinking about us and we don't give a damn!

This is one of those movies where the two leads, who make up most of the movies, work perfectly together, and make the movie work. Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen make an outstanding team as Rogen makes a cross-country road drive to San Fransisco as he tries to promote his latest invention-a cleaning fluid made of natural ingredients-to various companies and another goal.My favorite scenes are his final "televised" pitch, the scene in the Steak Ranch in Lubbock, and the scene in CostCo. Overall, this is a throughly enjoyable movie with terrific performances and good humor.*** out of ****

If you love your mum and want to laugh - this was a really wonderful, heart warming movie! Firstly it was a nice change to have the main characters be a mother and a son. The unusual combo is refreshing and I think makes a interesting plot. I loved both Barbara Streisand & Seth Rogen in this! Great combo together. Both have such a great, natural that makes it easy to laugh with. Also the makers didn't over dramatize situations making them painful to watch as other comedies often do. I laughed out loud several times which is awesome. Plus it was sentimental enough to make me almost shed a tear a couple times (but without getting too mushy).Only criticism is the title.