FUN SIZE | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"FUN SIZE"
(2012) (Victoria Justice, Chelsea Handler) (PG-13)

QUICK TAKE:: Comedy: An unpopular teen yearns to go to a big Halloween party, but must first find her mischievous little brother after she loses him trick-or-treating.

PLOT:

Wren (VICTORIA JUSTICE) has had a rough year. Her father passed away, and her mother, Joy (CHELSEA HANDLER), appears to have moved on with a much younger man named Keevin (JOSH PENCE). Meanwhile, her little brother, Albert (JACKSON NICOLL), continues to be a mischievous nuisance even though he has gone mute as a reaction to his father's death.

All Wren and her best friend, April (JANE LEVY), want to do is go to a Halloween party thrown by the cutest guy in school, Aaron Riley (THOMAS McDONNELL), who has given her a personal invitation. But Joy has other ideas. She wants to go party with Keevin at his best friend Brueder's (JAMES PUMPHREY) house. So she places Wren in charge of Albert and forces her to take him trick or treating.

Unfortunately, the neighborhood is so crowded, Wren loses Albert who wanders off and befriends a convenience store clerk named Fuzzy (THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH) who enlists him to help get revenge on his ex-girlfriend. Wren, meanwhile, convinces her nerdy friends Roosevelt (THOMAS MANN) and Peng (OSRIC CHAU) to help her find Albert. Roosevelt has a secret crush on her, which his two lesbian mothers, Barb (KERI KENNEY) and Jackie (ANA GASTEYER), encourage him to act on.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Yes. The film is targeted at teens. But many pre-teens may also want to see it due to the popularity of Victoria Justice and her Nickelodeon show, "Victorious."

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13: For adult situations/language.

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