This formulaic thriller pits a divorced super-dad and his adolescent son against the wickedest stepparent since Cinderella's monster mom. Frank Morrison (John Travolta) is a meticulous wooden-boat builder whose craftsman's integrity and overly generous business practices are driving him into the poorhouse. Frank, a recovering alcoholic, is divorced from Susan (Teri Polo), but both continue to live in bucolic Southport, MD, and informally share custody of their difficult 12-year-old, Jason (James Lashly). A sullen youngster given to lying, running away and general hell raising, Jason takes an instant dislike to mom's new boyfriend, wealthy, popular, new glad hander-in...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
89 mins