Romance is pretty much gone out of the marriage of Michael (Todd Birmingham) and Madeline (Jenn Barbieri), much to the dismay of Michael, who'd like to spice things up a bit again but hits a concrete wall with his wife - and he knows it's at least partly his fault.  But today Madeline cuts him a deal, if he occupies their three tween to teen children (Natalie, Evan and Kathleen Birmingham) all day while she's at work, she will have some "special" time with him in the evening. Now Michael loves his children, and they love him back, but he doesn't really know what to do with them, so their activities together, like dog-napping or breaking into other people's gardens to have fun in their pools, might not be exactly child-appropriate  But the kids enjoy it ... and yet, Michael isn't sure he has done enough, so he hires a hypnotist (James Liotta) to give them more memories, while he goes looking for his wife's ex-boyfriend for some romantic advice - to find out the ex is not a "boy" at all but a very sexy female stripper (Olga N. Bogdanova). At the same time, a burglar (Shane Gilman) is roaming the neighbourhoos, his next destination; Michael's house ...

A Deal is a lot of fun due to the situations Michael is getting himself into, mostly due to his insecurities and attempts to over-compensate - which is also what gives the film so much heart, with its protagonist just being the perfect everyman, his issues being perfectly relatable. And Todd Birmingham embodies the character just so very well as an insecure but likeableaverage guy, and he's surrounded by a very solid supporting cast. So in all, a really fun watch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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