I really don't get why this movie was rated so bad. I saw it when it came out in 2007 and now have just re-watched it, and surprisingly it's still really touching to me. George Rule may not be a comedy that you expect from its trailer (totally misguiding trailer). It's funny at times but in a whole, it's a painful and touching story. I was surprised at the way Gary Marshall conveyed this hard issue into a soft and nice movie like that. The acting was good, for the three female leading. Despite rumors about her bad behaviors on set, Lohan was still very good in the movie. I really miss her. She's such a talent who is struggling to find a way back from hell. Jane Fonda was good, too. She said she hated Lohan, but in the movie we just see a lovely grandma who loves her children a lot and deeply. This movie is much better than many chick flick out there. It's touching, it's no cliché, it's funny but no big talk, and it's real, very real. I give it an 8 for the scale of chick flicks alone, and a 6.5 for the scale of movies. Nice to see it.Totally not a waste of time.

As a victim of abuse my self, I can well understand the denial of the mother, especially if she was already a boozer. The grandmother, so well played by Jane Fonda, obviously felt the guilt from turning her own child into an alcoholic, who then allowed this abuse to go on under her roof. She became the typical non-defending parent.The scene with Delmot Maroney (simon) in which he talks to her about the different kinds of love between an older man and a young woman (friend, parent) that differs from the abusive kind, rings quite true. Because, for people like us, it's hard to tell the difference as you emerge from your parental Hell.You only know how to relate in a sexual manner with any man. It takes a lot of education and experience to learn to appreciate and enjoy the other kinds of love and affection. Until then, it all seems fake. Don't know what the reviewers had to say about this, but I appreciate Jane and Gary for actually tackling such a loaded subject.

As many of the other reviews stated, the trailer for this movie was severely misleading. The clip is a short collection of what some might consider the most comical scenes in the movie. If it weren't for other users, I wouldn't have even considered watching Georgia Rules. Because I had assumed it was 'just another chick flick'. Which it is far from.Georgia Rules tells the story of a rebellious teenager, Lindsay Lohan, sent to spend the summer in a remote town in Idaho. Living with her Grandmother, Jane Fonda, whose rules are strict and affection limited- Lindsay Lohan's Mother, Felicity Huffman, hopes for a change in her daughter's behaviour. Initially, the Mother seems sane and relatively unperturbed by her hectic life. It later becomes clear that her coping mechanism is an alcoholic tendency, which she inherited from her Father. Each of the women have difficult relationships with each other. And its clear that Mothers and Daughters are not allies in the family. Born and raised in California, Lindsay and Felicity (Who portray Rachael and Lilly), create quite a stir in a quiet religious town. This isn't a romantic comedy. In fact, there's very little romance at all. The last line of the movie, to me, was the funniest. I didn't find this movie comical, I found it tragic. Each of the characters are complex. So complex, its very credible. Each of them do wrong, but in their wrong there is right. Several times through out, Rachael (Lindsay Lohan), is told that she no longer knows the difference between right and wrong. And in so many ways, that is the underlying moral of this story. The fact that there is a fine line between two opposites.This is only enforced, when the audience apprehends that Rachael had in fact been sexually molested by her step father as a child, and that her being a "slut" was merely a quest for rejection. She looks for rejection. The confusion of emotions, the mistrusting, the growing relationships and human mistakes- make this movie worth watching. And, for me at least, easy to relate to.

Great Movie about a difficult subject, that was handled very well. Good acting too.It is really a shame that movies that deal with abuse, rape, or incest are not usually welcome,and don't receive a good review (even when the film is great)I guess even in the 21st Century, people are still not ready to open their eyes. And break stereotypes.Good movie, with a note of positivity (which is good too)thanksPtitAngel