A middle-aged video game tester is forced to live with his grandmother to make ends meet. He falls for a female video game employee, but he's in conflict with the biggest nerd of all: his boss.

I was happy to see Linda Cardellini after my recent run of watching "Freaks and Geeks", but she doesn't seem to be the same. Blond and set to be the girlfriend and nothing more in the film, this is quite the step down from her leading role. Nice to see her just the same.

I had no idea what this film was about, but didn't expect much. When I found it to be a funny film, with Adam Sandler connected to it (but not appearing in it),I was very pleased. I'm not very interested in drug humor, and there is plenty of that, but there's enough other stuff to make the drug references not completely overwhelming.

If you're into comedies like those with Adam Sandler, this is probably a good choice. I found that it had more heart than the "American Pie" films or anything with Will Ferrell.

In one of the many movies targeted solely at the slacker/stoner crowd, video game designer Alex (Allen Covert) gets kicked out of his apartment and has to movie in with his grandmother (Doris Roberts) and her roommates (Shirley Jones and Shirley Knight). The rest of the movie has poor Alex trying to balance his work life with home life, all the while having trouble keeping it a secret that he lives with grandma. But then, he has to keep his weird boss (Joel Moore) from exploiting him.

I would say that the movie's highlight is the party; that whole scene is, in my opinion, the true manifestation of ultra-cool laziness and partying, even if there's one part that made me think "Uh, that was a little more than I needed to know.

So anyway, the whole thing's a wonderful romp. There isn't a dull moment in it. Aside from the aforementioned cast members, Linda Cardellini, Peter Dante, Kevin Nealon, Nick Swardson, Jonah Hill and Kelvin Yu all turn in some great performances (David Spade and Rob Schneider also appear). A real treat.

What would those Broadway composers have thought had they known that the woman who would star in the movie versions of "Oklahoma!" and "The Music Man" would later star in "Grandma's Boy"?

Alex (Allen Covert) is a middle-aged bachelor video game tester living with his roommate Josh. They're thrown out after Josh waste their rent money on hookers. Alex tries to live with his marijuana dealer Dante but Dante is getting a lion. His co-worker Jeff still lives with his parents and Alex has an unfortunate incident with his mom. Alex is forced to stay with his grandma (Doris Roberts) and her two friends Grace (Shirley Jones) and Bea (Shirley Knight). Samantha (Linda Cardellini) is the new executive brought in to launch the latest game.

Allen Covert is not a funny performer. Even if you're inclined towards slacker weed humor, Allen doesn't have the charisma to be the lead. The humor is OK for what it is. It has some funny moments but the laughs are limited (unless you're baked).