
What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians -- punk rockers-- become society's ultimate authorities -- dads? With a large chorus of Punk Rock's leading men - Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath - The Other F Word follow, Jim Lindberg, 20-year veteran of skate punk band Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting his band's anthem, 'Fuck Authority', to embracing his ultimately pivotal authoritaria... (Full plot summary below)
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What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians -- punk rockers-- become society's ultimate authorities -- dads? With a large chorus of Punk Rock's leading men - Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath - The Other F Word follow, Jim Lindberg, 20-year veteran of skate punk band Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting his band's anthem, 'Fuck Authority', to embracing his ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood.
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| Television Without PityEthan AlterThe Other F Word stumbles upon more interesting ground when it starts exploring the current state of the music business and how the decline in record sales have impacted metal bands in particular. |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDespite a few genuinely poignant moments (try not to be moved as Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea talks of righting his parents' wrongs) and a bit of humor, F Word feels shallow and a little stale. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe film's twist is in showing the survival first anti-establishment punk rockers as awesome dads. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...the visual contrasts, like Rancid's Lars Frederickson, he of the tattooed face and leopard-spotted head, pushing a child on a swing, are chuckle inducing. |
| Filmcritic.comNorm SchragerWhoa, what's this? A punk rock documentary tearjerker? |
| IndiewireEric KohnWhile the contradiction of punk rock parenthood may not have a solution, The Other F Word successfully has fun with the mystery. |
| Time OutSam AdamsNevins's portrait of how a nihilistic movement fostered such nurturing family men resonates beyond its rebels-with-a-cause novelty. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaAnd talk about transcendent parenting moments: When Lindberg's girls pull out their Barbies, the Pennywise singer goes and gets his Devo doll to play with them. |
| San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliLindberg, who wrote a book on the subject called "Punk Rock Dad," is at the center of this sweet, revealing and proudly foulmouthed ethnography on rock and the modern dad. |
| PopMattersCynthia FuchsAs punk rock dads recall their own difficult childhoods, their absent fathers and abusive stepfathers, they assert their determination to "be there" for their own kids. |