Do you want to watch a feel-good-movie? Or, are you in for a reality check from which you come out pensive and troubled?

The answer is important; you see? Because… this is a feel-good-movie without pretense; a flicker that makes you happy; a sitting you get done in an hour and a half; and, after which, you will feel wonderful - as if the world could be like the movies, parents could be that accepting, and friends could be that nonjudgemental ... hehehe! If you agree with these surreal values for the sake of a good time (like I do)... then you will have a wonderful time.

The plot is light-hearted; with a few little punches here and there and a mafia-like father, whose worst punishment is exiling his son to England (not the Gulag).

The acting is really, really good - and the chemistry between all of the actors contagious. This is perhaps the best reason for the movie’s / series’ popularity... and my favorite category.

Music is good - highlighting a few sad moments... and the re-watch value (a notion that has always befuddled me) is high; provided a couple of years go by before seeing it again.