Daddy's Home (2015)
Rated PG-13
Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church,
Directed by Sean Anders
The Story:
Brad (Ferrell) really loves his wife (Cardellini) and her kids. He's trying to be the best step-dad in the world to them, and as time has passed, their intense burning hatred of him is slowly becoming casual indifference. Then Dusty (Wahlberg) breezes back into town, and Brad quickly falls from grace and slowly loses his mind as he attempts to win back the family that he's always wanted.
Much like the last time these two teamed up (The Other Guys) there are laughs to be had, but overall, it was just an okay movie.
Naturally everything goes wrong for Brad, and while comical at first, it just keeps compounding and you're like, "okay, I get it".
Not everything in life, or movies, needs to be turned up to 11.
Eventually the tables will turn and the charmed life that Dusty is enjoying will fail, but it takes quite a bit for him to realize that there is more to being a dad than just "being cool".
The energy and interplay between the two is there, and I hope that should they decide to buddy up again, they will finally get that script that puts it over the top as a truly enjoyable film that lives up to the high expectations the audience has going into the film.
The best bits usually involve Thomas Haden Church. That guy kills i as Brad's boss. :)
So yes, there are some laughs, but for me, not everything clicked perfectly this go round.
And really, when the kids are the ones using the most profanity in the film, it's time to get another opinion on the script.
I've seen kids that don't care for an authority figure (see Uncle Buck) and they don't need to swear up a storm to get the point across.
Final Grade: C+
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