The acting wasn't that bad as a whole, but the directing was off. The script wasn't great either. A tragedy has happened a few days before and there's more smiling in the wrong places at the wrong time by those who would have been more affected. The lead actress was okay, the kids did well. The story's been done before much better. Raising Helen being the best example. Even Sweet Carolina was done more effectively. Very predictable; nothing memorable about this movie. Watched and deleted.