Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0
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Daddy’s Home 2 suffers
from casting choices. The combination of Mel Gibson with John Lithgow works
awkwardly; the addition of John Cena doesn’t work at all. Will Farrell and Mark
Wahlberg try to make the film happen, as the prequel did, but fail to pull off
the same magic that made the first film a very good piece of entertainment. The story
plays too much on the “the broken family” idea and deteriorates into a rather sloppy
mess by the end of the movie.
Storyline
Two
Co-dads brace themselves for a Christmas that includes the two Granddads.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Sean Anders for directing effort. Thank you to Executive
Producers Molly Allen, Sean Anders, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Wahlberg for making
the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Brad (Will Ferrell),
Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), Kurt (Mel Gibson), Don (John Lithgow), Sara (Linda
Cardellini), Karen (Alessandra Ambrosio), Dylan (Owen Vaccaro), Megan (Scarlett
Estevez), and Adrianna (Didi Costine).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The three things that make this movie a 'yes' are: It's a Christmas story; it has a star-studded cast; it runs on a comedic theme.
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