This has been a
movie I’ve been looking forward to seeing since I heard about its production
and intended release on Netflix. After watching it, though, I’m not impressed.
One thing is, I like Kristen Bell’s persona and the energy she brings to every
production she’s involved in. Plus, she had a good partner in Kelsey Grammer.
In this movie, they play father and daughter who haven’t seen each other for
over twenty-five years. The movie has them reunite after too much alcohol,
leading to a boat cruise with a screenplay that felt below average. The
director (who also wrote the screenplay) could have done a better job.
Here’s the
cliché: a movie about a workaholic daughter who gets dumped at the altar
because her fiancé sees her on her phone as they’re about to say their vows.
There, she sees her father, who, as I mentioned, has been missing from her life
for over two decades—and now he wants a reboot.
He meets with her the day after the dump, takes her out drinking, and they end
up on what was supposed to be her honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean.
There’s
something missing in this tale—the reason he walked out on her when she was
five. That reason is delivered in what might be one of the worst buildups to an
expected outcome ever. There’s a scene where the phone gets tossed into the
water, and honestly, it wasn’t surprising—it was expected.
We’ve seen this done in numerous movies, and I was just waiting for it. The
reason that scene stands out for me is how the whole thing played out. It was a
complete wreck—there was diving to look for the phone, shouting in public, and
then a weird guy giving a pointless speech. At this point, I almost gave up on
the movie. Let’s not ignore the elephant in the room: here’s a man who hasn’t
been in his daughter’s life for twenty-five years, thinking he has the right to
grab her phone and toss it. It’s obvious the people who wrote this have no
experience with the dynamics of an irresponsible father and an abandoned child.
I can guarantee
you that Like Father is not your typical movie. The comedy wasn’t
really on point, and the drama sometimes felt out of sync with the idea of
reality the movie tried to deliver.
I’ll admit, the only reason I was able to finish watching was because of the
chemistry between Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer.
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