College mates Ben (Joey Bragg) and Larry (Matt Shively) are out one night on the sauce when a friendly debate arises. The question? Whose father would win in a fight: Ben's wastrel dad Wayne (David Spade), or Larry's scientist dad Mardy (Nat Faxon). Unable to settle it there, the boys now return home to make a date for the duel but en route, Ben particularly has second thoughts. However, Wayne, who's eager to prove himself to his boy, can't get his mind off the fight once Ben reluctantly tells him about it, so it's still going ahead. Mardy, meanwhile, is a timid pacifist.
The Netflix streamer Father of the Year is from Adam Sandler's company Happy Madison Productions and that should prepare you for what kind of a comedy to expect here. But while this is very far from amazing, I found it a sweet and occasionally hilarious little charmer. Director Tyler Spindel and co-writer Brandon Cournoyer seem to know they're being low-brow in their humour and derivative in their aesthetic here and that's acceptable for a film like this for me, and Bragg and Shively have solid chemistry and clear fun as the gradually maturing heroes. Unfortunately, though, there's little in the way of a soundtrack.
As with the American Pie series et al before it, there's actually a tender coming-of-age theme mixed into the racy humour here, helping it to reflect a certain bittersweetness to young adulthood. As I said, Father of the Year certainly didn't stun me, but I think for a worthwhile coming-of-age sex comedy it makes the grade.
The Netflix streamer Father of the Year is from Adam Sandler's company Happy Madison Productions and that should prepare you for what kind of a comedy to expect here. But while this is very far from amazing, I found it a sweet and occasionally hilarious little charmer. Director Tyler Spindel and co-writer Brandon Cournoyer seem to know they're being low-brow in their humour and derivative in their aesthetic here and that's acceptable for a film like this for me, and Bragg and Shively have solid chemistry and clear fun as the gradually maturing heroes. Unfortunately, though, there's little in the way of a soundtrack.
As with the American Pie series et al before it, there's actually a tender coming-of-age theme mixed into the racy humour here, helping it to reflect a certain bittersweetness to young adulthood. As I said, Father of the Year certainly didn't stun me, but I think for a worthwhile coming-of-age sex comedy it makes the grade.
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