A Man's Gotta Do (2004)
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0% of critics liked it
(9 reviews) -
12% want to see it
(1,150 ratings)
A family man and working stiff has a lucrative but illegal sideline in this comedy from Australia. Eddy (John Howard) makes his living as a fisherman in a small coastal town in New South Wales called Shellharbour -- or at least that's what his wife, Yvonne (Rebecca Frith), and his… More A family man and working stiff has a lucrative but illegal sideline in this comedy from Australia. Eddy (John Howard) makes his living as a fisherman in a small coastal town in New South Wales called Shellharbour -- or at least that's what his wife, Yvonne (Rebecca Frith), and his twentysomething daughter, Chantelle (Alyssa McClelland), think. Actually, Eddy and his partner, Dominic (Gyton Grantley), commit murders for hire when they aren't busy on the ocean. Eddy already has a slightly bumpy relationship with both Yvonne and Chantelle, but things become more complicated when Chantelle is given her walking papers by her Russian fiancé, and her new boyfriend turns out to be a ne'er-do-well who might be one of Eddy's upcoming targets. A Man's Gotta Do was written and directed by Chris Kennedy, who worked as a dentist before he found success as a filmmaker. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Chris Kennedy
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Chris Kennedy's film isn't nearly as much fun as it seems to think it is.
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Ned Martel, New York Times
In this seasick, heartsick romp, a suburban Australian family struggles with love, loyalty and a fear that the patriarch is making his mortal enemies disappear.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
This amiable, off-kilter Australian comedy pits parental manipulation against adolescent pride, with generally amusing results.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
The TV-sitcom script does them in.
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Matt Singer, Village Voice
The only thing more inexplicable than the loathsome score is the story's determination to impregnate all its major female characters.
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Cast
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John Howard (II)
as Eddy
- Rebecca Frith
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Alyssa McClelland
as Chantelle
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Gyton Grantley
as Dominic
- Amie McKenna
