College Road Trip (2008)
Directed by Roger Kumble
When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.
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Candy-coated in dazzling hues (that, alas, are slightly dulled in the 3-D theatrical presentation) and featuring a memorable ensemble of characters, the picture's first-time directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, along with screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul (2008's " College Road Trip "), go blessedly light on the pop-cultural references and jokes and instead present a tale that feels fairly timeless.
The major weakness is the screenplay by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (who collaborated on College Road Trip, Horton Hears a Who! and The Santa Clause 2) which lacks the intelligence and hip humour that are standard fare in Pixar and DreamWorks offerings.
The screenplay credited to Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul (Horton Hears a Who & College Road Trip) misses the opportunity to make Margo an intellectual equal to Gru who shows him how the brain can be used to help mankind rather than disrupt it.