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Daddy's Home

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Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a kindhearted radio executive who wants to be the best possible stepfather to his wife's (Linda Cardellini) two children. When her freewheeling ex-husband, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), breezes back into town, Brad's feeling of insecurity quickly develops into an inferiority complex. As Dusty demonstrates his flair for athletics, home repair and bad-boy charisma, Whitaker finds himself in a no-holds-barred battle to one-up his rival and win the approval of his family.
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Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have proven comedic chemistry, but Daddy's Home suffers from a dearth of genuinely funny ideas - and lacks enough guts or imagination to explore the satirical possibilities of its premise.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/16/2016
2.5/4
It's Ferrell and Wahlberg who keep this engine revving like it does, a statement that shouldn't come as a shock for all of those who watched the pair's 2010 hit The Other Guys. Go to Full Review
Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in 04/15/2016
Begins with an interesting premise but does not pack in enough satire into its contrived and predictable screenplay. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 01/07/2016
2/4
That's one problematic comedy. Go to Full Review
David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment Mar 10
2.5/5
The film seems to work best when it forgets about trying to be funny and instead goes for more touching scenes, like a step-Dad trying his best with his kids, but also falls on its face when it tries to ‘show-up’ other films. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 04/23/2022
1/4
Here's one of those comedies like Meet the Parents where an awkward family situation escalates, and everyone onscreen behaves so farcically that their inane behavior can only be explained by the requirements of the script. Go to Full Review
Ian Brill Battleship Pretension 04/13/2021
Daddy's Home promises a battle between two forms of masculinity and fatherhood, and the implications of that could be fascinating. But what we get is as intense as a sparring match. Go to Full Review
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Leesa A @Cybele14 6d Daddy’s Home is a riot — and a welcome disruptor. The franchise works precisely because it: • disrupts traditional masculine self-image • exposes competitive male insecurity • refuses to flatter male ego • does so through comedy, lowering defences while sharpening the sting. What some critics dismiss as broad or immature is, in fact, the point. The humour functions as a mirror, revealing the absurdity of male competition and performative masculinity rather than mythologising it. For viewers comfortable with that reflection, the films are generous, funny and surprisingly honest. For those more invested — consciously or not — in traditional masculine narratives, the experience may be less entertaining and more confronting. Comedy that laughs at power rather than with it is often punished. That response tells us as much about the critical lens as it does about the film itself. Perhaps another comedy in itself! See more Jelisije J @jjosifovic Nov 23 An ok comedy with Will Ferrell fights Mark Wahlberg to become a father figure to his step children. The battle of the dads begins...... See more Nov 10 JEDER IDIOT KANN VATER WERDEN Der aufopfernde, aber spießige Brad versucht alles, um ein guter Stiefvater zu sein. Doch die Kinder behandeln ihn, als wäre er ein schlecht bezahlter Babysitter. Als plötzlich Dusty, der leibliche Vater, wieder auftaucht, beginnt der kindische Konkurrenzkampf und das Chaos nimmt seinen Lauf. Daddy’s Home (2015) läuft etwa 95 Minuten, ist ab 6 Jahren freigegeben und vereint Will Ferrell und Mark Wahlberg in einer Komödie, die jedes erdenkliche Familien Klischee mitnimmt. Ferrell gibt das weichgespülte Herzchen, Wahlberg den coolen Macho, beide etwa so subtil wie eine Abrissbirne im Kindergarten. Die Story springt von einer peinlichen Aktion zur nächsten, witzig ist kaum etwas davon. Ferrell versucht sich erst an antiautoritärem Gelaber, dann an betrunkenem Blödsinn, während Wahlberg mit Muskeln und Männlichkeitskomplexen um sich wirft. Überraschung, funktioniert natürlich beides nicht. Trotzdem ist der Film kurzweili, ein paar Ideen zünden und einzelne Sprüche sind so dämlich, dass sie schon wieder Spaß machen („wie eigentlich ein perfekter Hoden aussehen muss“ na danke für die Info). Aber insgesamt ist das alles zu vorhersehbar, zu brav, zu oft gesehen. Die Figuren wirken wie aus der Klischeefabrik, die Gags wie von einem Praktikanten aus den 2000ern. Das Finale hat immerhin einen schönen Meta Moment, als ein Typ auftaucht, der noch mehr Muskeln hat als Wahlberg und plötzlich wird klar, was echte Bedrohung ist. Unterm Strich bleibt eine harmlose Komödie, die man problemlos nebenbei laufen lassen kann, ohne eine Gehirnzelle zu gefährden. 5 von 10 Punkten. Womit gewinnt man die Liebe von Kindern? Geschenken. So vorhersehbar wie wirksam. See more Anne C Oct 23 I thought it a absolutely perfect and funny film I not care about other people opinion about the film I absolutely loved i recommend it to older kids who liked liked mark w and will f See more Melissa L @Agent99 Oct 8 I don't like Wahlberg's politics, but I did really like him in this movie. Will Ferrell is always great. I liked the storyline, and it was a great ending. I haven't any idea why it's been rated poorly here. See more Andrew @Toxie Oct 3 People hate this for no reason See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a kindhearted radio executive who wants to be the best possible stepfather to his wife's (Linda Cardellini) two children. When her freewheeling ex-husband, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), breezes back into town, Brad's feeling of insecurity quickly develops into an inferiority complex. As Dusty demonstrates his flair for athletics, home repair and bad-boy charisma, Whitaker finds himself in a no-holds-barred battle to one-up his rival and win the approval of his family.
Director
Sean Anders
Producer
Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy, Adam McKay, John Morris
Screenwriter
Brian Burns, Sean Anders, John Morris
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Red Granite Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Suggestive Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$150.3M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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