Review of Like Father (2018) by Vi M — 09 Aug 2018

Heart-warming and sensitive, funny and touching.

This review of Like Father (2018) was written by Vi M on 09 Aug 2018.

Like Father has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John B (4,244) on 18 Aug 2018

The title is incorrect. They were nothing alike (at least up until the halfway mark when I turned it off) Jilted at the altar lol…

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By Kylowna M (2) on 19 Aug 2018

Terrible movie! Emotions were forced and faded fast. Nothing was funny. It was just terrible--and unbelievable. The dialogue was unmoving…

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By Waynette T (1) on 15 Aug 2018

An intriguing story premise, and a great cast wasted on a deeply disappointing film…

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By Clinton H (36) on 03 Sep 2018

Aside from the boat plugging being a bit in your face at time's I enjoyed the natural progression of the movie, great cast…

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By Mark H (1,764) on 19 Aug 2018

Terrible movie! Emotions were forced and faded fast. Nothing was funny. It was just terrible--and unbelievable. The dialogue was unmoving…

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By Legendarylass (71) on 15 Dec 2018

There's never a plot point or joke the audience isn't ahead of the film by a mile, but Grammer and Bell have excellent chemistry and bring…

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By Yerubandi (12) on 05 Jul 2019

I never felt this as a movie, it was more like a very long advertisement for the royal Caribbean cruise. boring movie…

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By April Wolfe (199) for Village Voice (8,525) on 12 Aug 2018

These are two phenomenal performers giving their all to a sharp family drama disguised as an outrageous cookie-cutter comedy…

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By Jo P (26) on 18 Oct 2018

Very enjoyable movie. Light but fun and worth seeing…

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By Deangleason (1) on 26 Aug 2018

I enjoyed this movie. Expected it to be a light-hearted picture without a complicated plotline or complex characters and that is what I got…

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