Kate Hudson inherits her sister's three kids when the parents die in a car crash. Romantic comedy and child-rearing clichés resume. Formulaic and not all that funny 'Raising Helen' does have a few funny moments but in the end seems tired and uninspired. Hudson does a decent job in the lead role as the conflicted sister who is barely older than the oldest child as she makes the usual adjustments while trying to date the children's principal / Pastor and track down the eldest daughter complete with hormone nuclear cushion. Joan Cusack was kinda annoying as Hudson's sister but in a good way. 'Helen' is your standard romantic comedy with many bouts of déjà vu.
Review of Raising Helen
