Rated PG-13 for language
Starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders,
Written and Directed by Ken Scott
The Story:
David (Vaughn) is the classic underachiever. He means well, but everything seems to go wrong for him. His girlfriend (Smulders) is pregnant, but she doesn't think he's ready to be a father, or a husband. However, when David finds out that his donations at a sperm clinic were used...excessively... from nearly 20 years earlier... and now he's the proud papa of 533 offspring. 142 of them are suing to learn who their father, codenamed "Starbuck" really is. Much to his best friend's (Pratt) protestations, David opens the envelope and begins visiting his children clandestinely, to see if he can help them in some small way. If not as a dad, perhaps as a guardian angel?
I quite liked this movie.
Perhaps it's because I'm sentimental, or a dad , or a sentimental dad, but this is a great film about how the heart of a man can change when he decides he really wants to be a good dad.
And maybe that's the heart of this film:
The difference between being a Dad, and being a Father.
When David begins the journey, he finds out he's going to be, and already is, a Father. That's biological and cannot be changed.
However, it's the steps he takes to learn about each of his kids, and their needs and how he can help, if it's needed, that change his heart into that of being a Dad.
By the end of the film, the court will decide if Starbuck has to be revealed to his children by force...
Or by choice.
It's a wonderful ending to a pretty underrated film.
Vince Vaughn does his usual solid job of being Vince Vaughn better than anyone else could be. He gets a best friend in Pratt who is able to hold his own with Vaugn when they are onscreen together.
Yeah, looking forward to his turn in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Final Grade: Solid B
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I would happily purchase this one for the library and watch it again.
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