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Nov 10, 2017 · A formulaic comedy that's unlikely to spread much yuletide merriment, Daddy's Home 2 can only muster a few stray yuks from its talented cast. Read Critics Reviews
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- Sean Anders
- PG-13
- Will Ferrell
Nov 10, 2017 · Powered by JustWatch. This movie is a tricky proposition for this reviewer, who also reviewed the first “Daddy’s Home” movie back in 2015. The good news is that I found the sequel better than the original—the writing sharper, the jokes fresher and smarter, the comic interaction between the lead characters consistently engaging.
Blended-family sequel has crass humor, iffy messages. Read Common Sense Media's Daddy's Home 2 review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Sean Anders
- Joyce Slaton
- Paramount Pictures
- Mean-spirited, half-hearted, and unfunny.
- Verdict
By William Bibbiani
Updated: Nov 13, 2017 4:47 pm
Posted: Nov 10, 2017 12:00 am
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are back and they brought the devil with them in Daddy’s Home 2, a simplistic and mean-spirited sequel to a simplistic and mean-spirited original.
The Daddy’s Home movies take place in a cruel universe where the basic concept of men having feelings is considered inherently ridiculous, and bullying men into behaving like bullies is considered family-friendly entertainment. In the first film, Brad, played by Will Ferrell, was the sensitive stepfather to children whose birth father, Dusty, played by Mark Wahlberg, was more conventionally macho. You could set an analogue watch to the plot of the first Daddy’s Home, which ended as it had to, with everybody learning a valuable lesson about why being a jerk is a bad thing… a lesson completely undermined by the rest of these films, which - again - are based on the fundamental premise that reveling in meanness is both funny and appropriate for kids.
When Daddy’s Home 2 begins, Brad and Dusty are best friends and good fathers, sharing the responsibility of caring for each other’s kids along with their criminally underwritten wives, played by Linda Cardellini and Alessandra Ambrosio. But their kids are frustrated at having to constantly bounce back and forth between houses, so Brad and Dusty decide to have their first “Together Christmas”, with both families celebrating in the same place at the same time.
Daddy’s Home 2 seems like just another cookie-cutter comedy, but its heart is in the wrong place. It’s mean-spirited and half-hearted, and more than that… it’s just not funny.
- William Bibbiani
266 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Adding Gibson to the cast was brilliant in my opinion! Hellmant 15 November 2017. '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.
Nov 10, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Daddy’s Home 2’. As wimpy vs. macho rival dads, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg team with Mel Gibson and John Lithgow in a rote sequel that taps the culture wars. America, as...
Nov 10, 2017 · ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Review: Mel Gibson Proves to Be One Daddy Too Many in Queasy Holiday Comedy. A distracting comedy sequel that's almost worth sitting through for the incredible cameo in...
