Review of Father's Day (2003) by Stuart K — 23 Apr 2012

Directed by Ivan Reitman, this is a Hollywood remake of Francis Veber's Les Compères (1983), this is a very funny comedy that sank without trace upon release, but time has been kind to this film, and it's alot funnier than most comedies out today, and it's one of the last good comedies directed by Reitman too.

17 year old Scott Andrews (Charlie Hofheimer) has ran away from home, and after mother Collette (Nastassja Kinski) has no joy in trying to find him, she turns to two former lovers she dated around the time Scott was conceived.

Lawyer Jack Lawrence (Billy Crystal) who is hard-nosed and cynical, and then depressive, suicidal wannabe playwright Dale Putley (Robin Williams), she tells both of them that they are the father, but by an unfortunate coincidence, Jack and Dale end up meeting and they soon discover they are looking for the same boy.

It takes them from San Francisco to Sacremento to Reno, where they discover Scott is with friends following rock band Sugar Ray, Scott is in shock when Jack and Dale tell him who they are, but they soon discover that Scott is in big trouble with drug dealers.

It's an amusing farce with some good moments of farce and it's stars play well off each other too, it was a massive flop unfortunately, but it manages to hold one's attention for 90 minutes, and it's a good laugh as well.