Review of A Boy Called Dad (2009) by John T — 01 Sep 2011
I cannot get my head around absent dads. I have two boys and despite whatever circumstances I might find myself in I cant imagine never being in contact with them. My dad did the same thing. From the age of 11 he just didn't bother getting in touch with me and I will never get my head around that .Despite him being dead for many years it still perplexes me as to why ?. Obviously there are some situations where dads are not allowed to contact their kids and that's different.
A Boy called Dad centres around a 14 year old who accidental stumbles across his dad who he hasn't seen for years and at the same time finds himself to be a young dad too.
This film is well acted and has some really good intentions but despite it being only 80 minutes long it still loses it's way in the last third.
I was surprised at how many scenes involve an actual baby and the poor kid gets pulled around all over the place! Credit to the director for making it real though.
I found this to be an interesting film but I'm not sure many other people will.
This review of A Boy Called Dad (2009) was written by John T on 01 Sep 2011.
A Boy Called Dad has generally received mixed reviews.
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