
Jack Lawrence is a smart aleck lawyer who is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid was his. Enter Dale Putley, a depressed goofball who is also a writer, meets with the same ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid is his. One day Jack and Dale meet and discover what had happened: they've been told the same story and now there's a question of who the real father is. They learn their son is following a rock band called Sugar Ray around. So Jack and Dale hit the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Jack Lawrence is a smart aleck lawyer who is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid was his. Enter Dale Putley, a depressed goofball who is also a writer, meets with the same ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid is his. One day Jack and Dale meet and discover what had happened: they've been told the same story and now there's a question of who the real father is. They learn their son is following a rock band called Sugar Ray around. So Jack and Dale hit the road to Sacramento and find their drunk, love-struck son. Soon after they bring him back to their hotel room, their son escapes and Jack and Dale must use teamwork to find him again, bring him home, and find out which one of them is the real father.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanI had the disquieting sensation not of seeing two funny men but of watching two comedians from a distant age go through the motions of what they, all evidence to the contrary, still believe to be funny. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceBesides the pedestrian nature of the writing and crudeness of its humor, the film has a huge problem -- its "heroes" are often unsympathetic. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenFather's Day is a surprisingly mediocre film, considering the great comic talents it has. |
| CNN.comCarol BucklandFather's Day has a few laugh-out-loud sequences, but it's nothing to celebrate. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonCrystal’s deadpan expressions and one liners interlock perfectly with Williams’s multiple personalities and verbal asides. They’re like basketball all-stars flipping no-look passes, trading slam-dunks and practically chest-bumping each other. Director Ivan Reitman doesn’t have to do more than keep time. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkIt's just another Williams and Crystal movie. But let's see a few more. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinNot surprisingly, there are some slow patches and formulaic touches, but that's a fair trade for the fun of watching Mr. Williams and Mr. Crystal make an irresistible comic team. |
| New York Daily NewsRobert DominguezAt least Williams and Crystal, old pals off the screen, seem to be enjoying themselves. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesI did laugh. Williams and Crystal can make almost always make me laugh. But there is nothing in Father's Day that you can't find better somewhere else. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenIt's that predictable sweetness that makes any of this more than just bearable. |