I have never heard of or read the book but I enjoyed the movie adaptation. Jennifer Garner is always a joy to watch, often playing delightful and endearing characters. It was fun too to see some new faces in the dad and children and after a long day it was nice to sit down to a sweet, fun family movie.

Of the plot, I liked that even though the premise is 24 hours of yes, by the end of the move the kids have realized that boundaries are important and parents aren't always trying to be fun suckers. It was cool too that the parents even learned something through the experience; the dad learning the importance of supporting and partnering with his wife in the "bad" moments and the mom learning to choose into peace when she feels tempted to worry or try and control the situation.

All in all it was a good movie. It's not on the same tier as some of my favorites, but I definitely enjoyed watching and would recommend it to anyone else needing a small dose of wholesome, joyful, fun.

There's nothing special about the film. You shall watch it with your family and have a good time while watching it. That's it.

Rating the film higher than I did would be a disservice to all the other pictures I've reviewed and rated, but if you're a young family with kids, it's not the worst thing in the world to watch together as a unit. I see a similar sentiment expressed by others on this board, so I don't think I'm being too critical. There's a lot of buffoonery and silliness going on in the story, pretty much to be expected given the premise of the film, to allow the kids in the family an opportunity to have all their fun requests allowed under the guise of a 'yes day' where anything goes within reason. I thought the 'windows open car wash' a stretch even for the most permissive of parents but what the heck, it's only a movie. A feel good moment occurs in the final segment when Mom (Jennifer Garner) finds her daughter (Jenna Ortega) at an amusement park concert she wasn't allowed to attend with her friends unsupervised, and it makes for the picture's message of families staying together by playing together. At just under an hour and a half, this could be one of your 'yes day' activities.