This must be what it felt like for people to see “The Arrival of a Train” for the first time, except much scarier with all due respect to the naïve 19th century audiences of an apocryphal story, but a locomotive racing towards the camera isn’t nearly as terrifying as the sight of a grizzled Mel Gibson riding down an airport escalator in slow-motion. Just when you thought two dads was a lot to handle - BOOM - four dads.
Sure, there’s a strange energy brewing between Dusty’s statuesque new wife (Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio) and Brad’s current one (Linda Cardellini, continuing to deserve better), but it’s not enough to rock the boat.Īnd then, a tidal wave: Everyone is going to spend Christmas together, and they’re going to be joined by Brad and Dusty’s own dads.
Worst enemies have become best friends it’s amazing what people can accomplish when they agree to swallow their resentments for one another and just smile through the strain. Then, at a time that works for everyone, Brad graciously hands them over to the macho Dusty Mayron (Wahlberg), his wife’s ex-husband. Beta male Brad Whitaker (Ferrell, essentially playing a suburban Buddy the Elf) has partial custody of their shared brood, and he teaches his young step-kids and biological son about the joys of being sensitive and emotionally available. Picking up where the original left off just two long years ago, the film begins with the titular daddies on civil terms, having resolved the pissing contest that once undid the balance of their blended family. Holiday movies don’t have to be good, they just have to be comfortable, and by that regrettable standard “Daddy’s Home 2” mostly gets the job done. Malcolm's List' Review: This Delicious Twist on the Regency Rom-Com Gets Far Too DeviousĮmmy Predictions: Outstanding Animated Programģ0 Disturbing Foreign Films to Watch, from Gaspar Noé to Takashi Miike 'Loving Highsmith' Review: A Lively Portrait of 'Carol' Scribe as Told by Her (Many) Past Lovers Truth be told, “Daddy’s Home 2” might have a point.
#DADDYS HOME 2 MOVIE#
No, we should be grateful for the fact that movie theaters still exist at all, because they give dysfunctional families a way to spend time together without talking. In a better world, the situation might trigger a hint of self-awareness before leading to the grand finale in the lobby outside - in the world we live in, the scene is used as an opportunity for one of the characters to peek through the fourth wall and argue that quality doesn’t really matter (every generation gets the “Sullivan’s Travels” it deserves). Don’t understand how Will Ferrell could re-team with Mark Wahlberg when a sequel to “Step Brothers” is possibly the only thing that could pull civilization back from the brink? Get in line.Ī follow-up to one of Sofia Coppola’s favorite movies of all time, “Daddy’s Home 2” literally ends with its characters snowbound in a multiplex and forced to watch some limp Hollywood garbage because they don’t have anything better to do.
#DADDYS HOME 2 SERIAL#
Don’t want your festive family comedies to star Mel Gibson as a serial womanizer with a flair for violence? Well, “The Man Who Invented Christmas” isn’t out until next week, so you’re shit out of luck. Don’t remember what happened at the end of the last movie, or which home belongs to which daddy? Too bad. It doesn’t care about your stupid feelings.
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