![]() The one scene that didn't work for me as physical comedy was a snow blower catching a string of Christmas lights and pulling it dangerously around, only because it reminded me of a cable snapping in the Piranha remake and slicing someone. Will and Mark are a bit more grounded here. I found it to be a notch better and funnier than the original. The movie had me laughing (albeit alone in an otherwise empty theatre) and pretty much smiling the rest of the time. There is a fun movie within a movie that is an interesting commentary on Hollywood taste. Those kinds of "refreshers" tend to leave out CONTEXT!!!! and also tend to omit the factor of alcoholism and bipolar disorder, two valid obstacles which I am pleased to see him overcome. Adam Carolla's co-host reported Mel saying some quite correct and positive things about the trend of holding abusers accountable, but then she couldn't resist what she called a "refresher" on Mel's past troubles. You can safely disregard any review by a Mel Gibson hater. The actors are all charming, even the model girlfriend who actually does have a discrete character that isn't quite a cliché. The movie skewers gun safety, drinking, and Christmas rituals - while introducing something I've never heard of: Do people dress as characters in public Nativity scenes? Overall, I found the movie pleasant and mild. Rotten Tomatoes guaranteed fresh the remake of Ghostbusters and this movie gets a splat? Something is rotten besides tomatoes in the state of Denmark. Watching a few of the set-piece moments, especially where they culminate, I am flabbergasted that critics have been hostile. It is about on par with most Christmas dysfunction movies like Christmas Vacation. I finally saw it and had the cinema all to myself on a Friday afternoon. ![]() This movie opened on my father's birthday, which might have been a good time to see it (or a terrible weepy time) but I had to work. It is all part of a character arc and effectively underscores the difference in parenting styles at the heart of the movie's conflicts. What someone today might call "gay panic" or "homophobia" is actually better described as CULTURE SHOCK, a term without so much judgment. Here goes: I suspect that some critics are triggered by bits that appear in trailers for the film, like the running joke that Will Ferrell kisses his father John Lithgow as Mel makes wry commentary on it. And when I have in the past it has usually been to offer an under-represented opinion. These days I rarely enter an IMDb review. It's also more fun that it's set at Christmas (in my opinion as well). I actually enjoyed this sequel more than it's predecessor it seems more packed with quality humor to me, at least in my opinion. Lithgow is also good in his part too, and Ferrell and Wahlberg are both effective once again too. Adding Gibson to the cast, as the womanizing chauvinistic pig, was brilliant casting in my opinion as well, and he's hilarious in the role. It definitely has some bad jokes in it too, and it's a pretty routine family Christmas comedy, but it's still mostly funny. Especially when Brad invites the biological father (Cena) of Dusty's stepdaughter over. More family drama occurs because of their visit, which causes conflict between Brad and Dusty again as well. Kurt is extremely egotistical, obsessively masculine, and a bit of a sexist asshole. Then both of their fathers, Kurt (Gibson) and Don (Lithgow), decide to visit them for the holidays. Brad and Dusty (Ferrell and Wahlberg) now get along perfectly, and our doing a really effective job co-parenting their kids together. I thought it was pretty funny too actually. This film has received nearly unanimous negative reviews from critics, but it's done really well at the Box Office (and with viewers there). The film was once again directed by Sean Anders, and it was written by Anders and John Morris (the same duo also co-wrote the original, as well as 'HOT TUB TIME MACHINE', 'SEX DRIVE', 'SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE', 'WE'RE THE MILLERS', 'HORRIBLE BOSSES 2', and other hit comedies). Mel Gibson and John Lithgow join the cast, as the elder dads, while Linda Cardellini and John Cena also reprise their roles from the original movie. In this follow-up they're now friends, and they have to deal with their own fathers visiting for the holidays, who are also complete opposites as well of course. 'DADDY'S HOME 2': Four Stars (Out of Five) A sequel to the 2015 hit comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, as two rival fathers competing for the same children's love.
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