Directed by:
John HamburgCinematography:
Kris KachikisComposer:
Theodore ShapiroCast:
James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Keegan-Michael Key, Griffin Gluck, Cedric the Entertainer, Zack Pearlman, Kaley Cuoco, Adam Devine (more)Plots(1)
Over the holidays, Ned (Bryan Cranston), an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). The straight-laced Ned thinks Laird, who has absolutely no filter, is a wildly inappropriate match for his daughter. The one-sided rivalry—and Ned's panic level—escalate when he finds himself increasingly out of step in the glamorous high-tech hub, and learns that Laird is about to pop the question. (20th Century Fox)
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I admit that I was very hesitant between three and four stars. Three stars because, in my opinion, it at times dabbles unnecessarily in current American pop culture, which no American comedy can help; and four stars because I laughed a lot at it. In the end, however, sincerity and the desire to have fun with a comedy won, which again hasn’t happened to me for a long time. And James Franco dominated the movie perfectly. In the end, I couldn’t help but get the impression that the movie was far too similar to Meet the Parents until I read the end credits and found out that Ben Stiller was one of the producers. The relationship between a dad and his daughters’ boyfriend is absolutely clear. Either way, I can give nothing else for such a hoot. So far, the best comedy of the last two years that came from America. And probably one of the best characters of James Franco in the last few years. And he has had a fair share of those.
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A very enjoyable, modern, original and highly high tech comedy with an excellent James Franco and Bryan Cranston. The film puts the viewer in a good mood from the beginning and entertains from start to finish. I found Franco's villa the most interesting as it had lots of innovative devices (toilets!). I also loved the rather large role for the great comedian Keegan Michael Key, who added a touch of zest. I laughed. 85%.
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It lacked something for a higher rating, and it's not a film I would need to return to, but otherwise this comedy fulfilled its purpose – I had a good time and even shed a tear while laughing. Yeah James Franco, so yeah bawdy and vulgar humour, but once in a while why not. The performances of Franco and Cranston, in particular, some of their facial expressions were hilarious.
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There must have been blood and sweat flowing in the writer's room again. Concept: James Franco acts like a psychopathic asshole while Bryan Cranston acts as if James Franco is acting like a psychopathic asshole. Neither of them are believable because they both overact like kids at their first casting call. Format: Franco bites off some stupid bullshit, makes a face you want to punch, followed by one to five silent cuts to the confused family of his betrothed. Throw in, of course, a ton of obligatory pop culture innuendo for even the slowest moron, all wrapped up in the immortal conflict between the old order and the expressive extremity of the new world. And, of course, the obligatory dramatic arc towards the end, whose timing you could practically count off right from the opening credits. Even so, my base, plebeian soul might throw a bone here and there for a touch of hilarity, except that they have no idea how to end most of the jokes even though they don't go anywhere, so they just repeat the basic premise over and over again, probably so that even the most retarded kid at the test screening can spare a laugh when Cranston uses the word bukkake in the wrong context. Nope.
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It’s always lots of fun when two guys are fighting over one woman. And when they're each from a different generation, it's even more fun. It's just that what's going on here is unparalleled. I can remember exactly the last time I rolled around laughing like that. That time it was at The Hangover. And that was quite a few years ago. Franco, as Ned's crazy boyfriend, is both a jerk and an amazing guy. The dad is a little bit of a curmudgeon, but it's so much fun to watch Ned drive him crazy. Definitely the comedy of the past year for me. 5 stars.
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