About My Father
critic Reviews
, 37% Rotten Tomatometer Score- About My Father finds star/co-writer Sebastian Maniscalco drawing on his own life for material -- and inadvertently proving that a funny standup routine doesn't necessarily make for an entertaining film.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephen RomeiThe Australian
It’s an oddball movie that had me laughing out loud, perhaps not for reasons the filmmakers intended, but I enjoyed it anyway.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNell MinowMovie Mom
We should not feel that the actors had more fun than the audience. Wait for streaming.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreClaudia PuigFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
A much less funny Meet the Parents meets a much less engaging My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with a dash of low-rent Wedding Crashers thrown in.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAndrea ThompsonChicago Reader
By the movie’s end, the real joke is how far it takes smiling white obliviousness...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
About My Father comes across as generic and forgettable.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.com
De Niro, bless his heart, gives the movie more than it gives him.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSteve MorrisseyRadio Times
The best thing by far is De Niro and his zinger of a screwball-comedy performance.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreVinamra MathurFirstpost
Just like how it happens here, even Hollywood doesn’t mind revisiting mundane tropes only to have some fun. The film may not be original and refreshing, but Robert De Niro is as he calls himself in the film. He’s the father of all, as the title says.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Unfunny comedy.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreLeigh PaatschHerald Sun (Australia)
What keeps About My Father a touch above tolerable for the most part is De Niro’s genuine and endearing chemistry with the movie’s nominal leading man, the popular American stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco.
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