Father Figures (2017)

Father Figures (2017)

Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him. Two brothers (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) hit the road to find their long-lost dad after they learn that their mom has been lying to them about his death. This comedy was directed by Lawrence Sher.

Rating: R (for language and sexual references throughout)

Genre: Comedy

Directed By: Lawrence Sher

Written By: Justin Malen

In Theaters: Dec 22, 2017 Wide

On Disc/Streaming: Apr 3, 2018

Box Office: $16,772,934

Runtime: 113 minutes

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Father Figures is not just painfully anti-charming, it is transparently desperate. "Father Figures" is what happens when you throw a comedy and the laughs forget to show up. Distinguished mainly by its overqualified cast and lack of inspiration, "Father Figures" can't decide whether it's a gross-out comedy or an uplifting tale of brotherly love; it embraces the worst of both worlds. At first [Helms and Wilson] seem incompatible. But their journey through family secrets delivers surprising charm. Director Sher shows no special affinity for comic pacing or enlivening dialogue scenes, so the movie just plods from scene to scene, building no momentum. Would you like to watch Wilson and a young child urinate on each other in a rest stop bathroom? Thought not. the strengthening of the bond between the brothers as an axis, is poor and predictable. Come back, Daddy's Home 2; all is forgiven! A talented cast mostly sink with the ship in a so-called comedy that is desperately dull and uninspired, often feeling like yet another carbon copy of a film we've seen several times before. The cast is the only thing that holds Father Figures together, but it doesn't do it for long. It's just a bad movie. It is bad 2/5.