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Closed captions refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information. It would have been nice to be forwarded about the Lakers cheerleaders. This website tells people about things to lookout for but failed to put a warning about long portion that has less basketball and all Laker girls. Then at end of movie low cut dress on mom, feeling inadequate to her ex new wife.
There are also a couple of unexpectedly sweet moments when Brad demonstrates why it's better to show and not tell as a parent. Thomas Haden Church looks like he's having fun playing Brad's womanizing boss at a smooth jaz radio station, while Cardellini has little more to do than look pretty and warn Brad that Dusty is a master manipulator. A true family comedy this is not, and if you're looking for a better Ferrell/Wahlberg film, skip this and check out The Other Guys instead.
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The sequel is more family friendly and probably okay for younger kiddos. This one, although funny, too violent for children and too much cursing. DADDY'S HOME stars Will Ferrell as Brad, a devoted stepfather to his new wife, Sarah's , two young kids, Dylan and Megan . Brad volunteers at school, church, and scouts and generally loves being a stepdad, even though young Megan draws pictures of him either dead or covered in poop. But when the kids' dad, Dusty , calls for the first time in months and discovers that Sarah has remarried, he hops on a flight to visit the new man in Dylan and Megan's life.
Worst of all is a scene near the movie's end, in which a boy who's been teased for liking a girl is told by all the adults to go kiss that girl -- and, instead, he plants a surprise kiss on another girl. She's an object to be triumphed over, a mark of a boy's impending manhood, not a human being with feelings. Later, young girls line up to kiss the other boy underneath the mistletoe, which the movie seems to find charming and funny, as if that boy is a womanizer-to-be in the Grandpa Kurt mold. In a movie that wants to give us messages about togetherness and families, these and other scenes strike a regressive note that make all the gags and absurdity a lot less fun. Now Dusty and Brad are proud co-dads, operating like a precision machine to get the kids fed, educated, entertained, and nurtured. And it looks like this year, they're even going to get the calm family Christmas the kids have been wishing for.
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Since Ferrell and Wahlberg were considerably funnier foils and partners in The Other Guys, it's obvious why they'd team up for another buddy comedy. And given the set up, there was so much room for family shenanigans -- but instead the movie devolves into crass, unfunny jokes, like a recurring gag about Brad's shrunken and barren testicles. In most comedies, there's just a figurative, Freudian competition between men, but in this case, the two men actually drop their pants and submit to inspection by a reproductive endocrinologist (and, far worse, their former/current wife). Blended-family sequel has crass humor, iffy messages. The trailer looked so good, my kids have wanted to see it since it came out but we never had the chance. Despite Daddy's Home's many flaws, there are a few laugh-aloud scenes, particularly if you appreciate Ferrell's talent for physical comedy.
From the moment Dusty arrives, with his cool motorcycle and perfect abs, he and Brad engage in a not-so-subtle competition for who should be king of the castle. At first Brad is cordial, but as the visit drags on, he grows insecure and thinks he just can't compete with Dusty's manliness. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.
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Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. For their part, Ferrell and Wahlberg are great comic foils for each other. And this time around, their rivalry is more about who's the better dad than who's the manliest man, which is a positive change.
But things get complicated when the family realizes that Dusty's tough-guy father, Kurt , and Brad's cuddly dad are both paying holiday visits this year. When the whole clan winds up in a rental house for a week, they'll need to set aside their differences and learn to work together -- or risk ruining Christmas for everyone. Another case of the best bits showing up in the trailer, this is a comedy that doesn't have much more to offer than predictable comparisons of manhood.
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