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Top Movies - Daddy's Home Review (Spoiler Free) - Movie Reviews Sites
article2016 Reviews,It's dad vs. step-dad, in this hard to digest comedy that sees Will Ferrell take on Mark Wahlberg.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sean Anders
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Scarlett Estevez,
Owen Vaccaro, Thomas Haden Church, and Hannibal Buress.
Owen Vaccaro, Thomas Haden Church, and Hannibal Buress.
Run Time: 96 min.
US Release: 25 December 2015
UK Release: 26 December 2015
German Release: 21 January 2016
January started of great here in Germany with a couple of solid movies, but it seems that it is taking a turn for the worse now. Coming out of the premiere for Daddy’s Home, I couldn’t shake the feeling that this was a comedy gone horribly wrong and while there had been some genuine laughs, the overall film was actually garbage. Sean Anders, director of Horrible Bosses 2 and That’s My Boy, directed this train-wreck of a comedy that not even Ferrell and Wahlberg combined were able to save.
To be absolutely honest I am not a big fan of Ferrell comedies as of late. Get Hard was mediocre, Anchorman 2was a personal letdown and The Campaign just sucked, but last time I saw Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in The Other Guys it made me laugh non-stop from beginning to end. So when I saw the trailer for this film, I crossed my fingers and hoped for something good.
“Omega-male” and gentle radio host Brad Whitaker (Ferrell) is married to Sara (Cardellini) and is stepfather to her two children Dylan (Vaccaro) and Megan (Estevez). Despite doing his best the kids don’t accept Brad as the new father figure; still he does not give up and hopes that at some point of time they’ll open up to him. That is until Dusty (Wahlberg) hears of his ex-wife’s new husband and pays his family a visit to break Brad’s bonding efforts with the children. Thus begins a “turf” fight for the children's approval, much to the dismay of Sara.
As a comedy Daddy’s Home did manage to make me laugh here and there, so it didn’t fall flat completely but it did make me question what Anders was trying to accomplish with this film. Real life issues that patchwork families need to go through on a regular basis, especially with two or more father figures in the picture, inspired the story. The big problem this movie is suffering from is that it turned those problems into macabre scenarios that are not funny but rather hard to look at.
Then there was the issue of the PG-13 rating. I simply can’t comprehend why the director and producers would go for a family friendly rating, if they are clearly trying to be offensive by crossing over to genitalia humour. Daddy’s Home was constantly struggling with those boundaries and clearly did not know what kind of movie it wanted to be. The main reason why I disliked this comedy though, was because it wasted opportunities that could have been really funny and instead went for absurd scenarios at the cost of losing credibility.
As I said before, there were also aspects in this comedy I did like, such as Brad’s working environment. His boss, played by Thomas Haden Church, was an obvious scumbag but their conversations were genuinely funny conversations co-workers could have in an office.
Another big issue this movie suffers from, is that none of the characters in it are likeable no matter how much they are trying to be. All of them, including the children are pretentious pricks, sexual scumbags or simply unfriendly assholes that pretend to be sweet, kind or cute. This makes it really hard for the audience to root for any of the two lead actors.
Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg attempt their best in this movie, but even their greatest efforts don’t help saving this comedy. The chemistry they had in The Other Guys is still there, yet no matter how funny or likeable they portrayed their respective personas, I just wanted to bash in both their faces by the end.
Linda Cardellini, who played Ferrell’s wife and Wahlberg’s ex and was the most unlikeable character of them all, simply because she did not act like a person. Her perspectives and sides switched every now and then to suite the situation and to create a conflict between Dusty and Brad. It was inexcusable how she behaved and I was hoping that both guys would leave her once the film finished.
As for the children: as stated above, no matter how cute or sweet they looked and behaved, in the end they were mean and foul mouthed brats. If I would have been Brat, I wouldn’t have put up with any of the crap those kids pulled on him.
This comedy has a bright and glossy look, which creates a synthetic feel. The effects and stunts, such as the motorcycle scene that was shown in the trailers, were bad and the obvious use of computer imagery ruined any funny scene.
Verdict: Daddy’s Home is a comedy with a lot of issues, and I can’t recommend it to anyone. The characters are unpleasant and the exaggerated recreation of family problems, enhanced by the synthetic looking cinematography and bad use of effects cuts any ties to reality. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg do their best to rectifying the messy script, but not even their chemistry was able to save this bad film. It still does have some redeemable aspects and made me laugh every now and then, which is why I will give Daddy’s Home a score of 4.5 out of 10.
What was your opinion of Daddy’s Home? Did you like it or did you despise it like me? Leave a comment below and if you liked this review, please share it with others. I’ll post my review for the Point Break remake tomorrow, so look out for it!
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