Review of Starbuck (2011) by Dan A — 12 Apr 2012
Starbuck is the feel-good comedy of the year. It's heart-warming and inspirational, but also consistently funny, with several genuine belly laughs. This film presents a remarkably upbeat and positive take on mid-life crisis, despite featuring a man in his 40s who seems to be one of life's losers - he is failing at his job as a meat deliveryman for the family business, in hock to the mob for $80k, floundering in a romantic relationship with a policewoman (who he won't let come over to his house because he's trying to hydroponically grow marijuana to pay off his debts), and is unable to even procure jerseys in time for his recreational soccer team's season opener and team photos.
Just as he decides to turn his life around, he discovers that donations he made to a sperm bank when he was 20 have fathered 533 children, some 142 of whom want to know his identity. Rather than reveal his identity, he decides he'll try to enter their lives surreptitiously.
Hilarity - as well as a compelling filmographic essay on the meaning of life - ensues.
This review of Starbuck (2011) was written by Dan A on 12 Apr 2012.
Starbuck has generally received positive reviews.
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