Father Figures

Now the minute i saw the trailer where Peter Reynolds acting his usual role of being that uptight guy with his always nervous simple comedy and Owen Wilson again that role of chill hippy relaxed guy i was like ,, Oh , it's one of those things again,,

But man!! after i watched it it really has an amazing new genuine plot that is connected with a will netted screenplay ,, and a shocking,well maybe not shocking but unexpected heartwarming ending.

The cast rose to the occasion and comedy was well distributed all along the 90 minutes ,, and with some action it all looked spotless.

final thought, watch it because it is more than a mediocre comedy,

Somewhat aimless but mildly entertaining. Forced road movie plot & some stiff, predictable acting-situations. Bad soundtrack.

No idea why this movie is getting such low ratings from some? Maybe because its a unique way of telling a story? Anyway I enjoyed this little gem, i didn't walk out of the theatre with a new six pack from belly howling, but i was entertained the whole way through.

Sometimes its best to watch for yourself and make your own mind up and give the reviews a back seat

Father Figures brings nothing new or innovative to the table, but it follows the formula well and delivers a perfectly fine movie. Ed Helms and Owen Wilson star as twin brothers who discover that their father, whom they were told died before they could know him, isn't actually their father. Their mother, played by Glenn Close, isn't sure who their father is, but is pretty sure it's Terry Bradshaw. They then embark on a traditional road comedy as they go to meet him and continually get clues as to who their father is moving them along. The meet an interesting cast of characters and learn about themselves along the way before realizing that the most important thing is that they have each other.

There is no stand out performer who consistently elicits laughs, but it keeps chugging along with decent jokes enough to prevent it from dragging. They avoid overusing any of the jokes and there weren't any points where I was just waiting for the scene to end. This isn't going to be a classic or something that you want to watch over and over, but there are a lot worse ways to kill 2 hours.

Chose this as the best of a supposedly bad lot when I had a free rental. Went into it expecting to give up after ten minutes.

Just finished it and really enjoyed it. Obviously there are twists and turns which aren't too hard to see coming, but it had moments of real emotional heft. It was also pretty funny. Nice just to see two good actors making a decent film.