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Johnathon W Charming but very flawed Thanksgiving movie that gets a bit harsh at times but still enjoyable viewing for the holiday. Ed O'Neil is fun in the lead role but leans a bit too much into his Al Bundy persona, as he is a bit grating at times. Ethan Embry's Doyle is solid as his girlfriend's son, with the right mix of arrogance but pathos over being a kid desperately wanting the love of his father who doesn't love him back. Behind the camera, director Peter Fairman does a solid job adapting John Hughes script, though the story gets a bit harsh at times (at one point, Dutch leaves Doyle stranded on the side of the road). Plus, Doyle's mother isn't used enough, considering her relationship is pretty vital to both leads. Nevertheless, there are a nice mix of funny and heart warming moments, making for solid Thanksgiving viewing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/25 Full Review DanTheMan 2 It should be next to impossible to screw up a John Hughes script, but somehow Dutch manages to do so with comparative ease. While the film does feature some inspired comic setpieces and decent performances by O'Neill and Embry, unfortunately, the film makes itself hard to enjoy thanks to an aggressively unlikable set of characters and retreading the overly familiar ground of Hughes' previous Thanksgiving road trip dramedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. If you're a fan of Hughes' work, Dutch might be worth viewing as a curiosity since it's the final film of this type he would make before focusing exclusively on family comedies; bland direction, flat characters, poor plotting and an overall lack of cohesive dynamic between the more slapstick shenanigans and the scenes of pathos in the same way Hughes' made them work previously. Dutch is an often-forgotten footnote from Hughes' impressive career, offering nothing more than a simple tired, predictable retread of plot snippets and hollow characters from his previous productions. It's a film far from worthy of being a product of the great man himself. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Gnr E I dont understand why this movie so underrated its comedy but deep meaning Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Dustin R This movie does not get the credit it truley deserves. In my book it's a feel good nostalgic type movie great for a good Thanksgiving time movie. Yea it may have had alittle bit of some bad acting, but not much, Ed O'Neil did an awesome job for the part I thought, the kid well he had some parts I feel he could of acted better, just seemed pushed in some ways. But all in all it's one of those movies I love watching over and over again! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Leandro T Good. Bad acting in some sense, but a fun comedy Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Jeffrey P Back when heartfelt PG-13 comedies were still a thing, before everything got serious, there was Dutch. It doesn't get as much notoriety as other comedies of this type from this time but it manages to be more competent in going about it's business than many of them. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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