Parenthood is a four-family, four-hankie weepie in which most of the characters talk like screenwriters.
Its very existence means “the best film Ron Howard directed” is, lamentably, not a backhanded compliment.
John Gulager’s gleefully gory horror movie is a far cry from inspired.
The film at least acknowledges that the monster pics from the post-Cold War era were less urgent than their sci-fi counterparts.