I'll Be There

Rating: PG-13

Movie Release Date: June 13, 2003 (United Kingdom) / August 1, 2003 (USA)

DVD Release Date: January 7, 2004

Plot 411: An aging 80s rock star discovers he has a 16-year-old daughter after a motorcycle mishap leaves him in a psych ward of a hospital.

Review: Craig Ferguson plays an 80s rock star named Paul Kerr, who discovers that a smashing weekend in 1986 resulted in the birth of his daughter Oliva (Charlotte Church). Rebecca (Jemma Redgrave) has done all she can to keep her daughter away from the life of a musician, but it's been a difficult road to travel since her own father is in a touring band. This is a teen comedy in the vein of What A Girl Wants, starring Amanda Bynes. But where Colin Firth is stuffy and aristocracit in What A Girl Wants, Ferguson is wild and uninhibited. The movie is about confronting the past, overcoming obstacles and learning who you are. All of these themes are very motivating and typical for this genre. There isn't anything to spectacularly unique about this movie. It's a feel-good flick that's easy to watch.

Watch It: For the many musical performances.

Skip It: If you fall out of the tween/teen demographic.