About My Father
take aim by Laura Terruso from a screenplay by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and Austen Earl , About My Fatherhas a fun , trope - y premise that somehow does n’t land , and a antic stamp ca n’t redeem it . It ’s tough to come by a really ripe drollery these days , and thoughAbout My Fatherhas its moment , its humor and story never achieve the altitude they were perhaps drive for . At time sweet and once in a while funny , the film leaves a quite a little to be desire despite a stellar mould , and is an exercise in wasted potential .
Sebastian ( Maniscalco ) was raised by his working class immigrant parents . He always fancy his father , Salvo ( Robert De Niro ) , as his Italian sandwich growing up . As an adult , Sebastian and his father do n’t always see optic to eye , but there ’s still get laid there . When Sebastian adjudicate he ’s ready to suggest to his longtime girlfriend , Ellie ( Leslie Bibb ) , he asks Salvo for his grandmother ’s ring . An invitation for Sebastian and Salvo to visit Ellie ’s family for the Fourth of July weekend brings them all together in an unexpected fashion , and Sebastian will do whatever it takes to get Ellie ’s parents ( Kim Cattrall andDavid Rasche ) to wish Salvo so that he can get their benediction to project . Naturally , affair get bad before they get expert .
About My Fatheris also comparatively placid . There is very little use of a score , which makes everything seem less interesting , particularly since the comedic timing is jolly hit or miss . There are moments that will be chuckle - desirable one minute and cringe - worthy the next . To that end , the picture never really fuck where it stands in terms of comedy . It ’s not as raunchy or as over the top asMeet the ParentsorWedding Crashers , and even its sense of wholesome comedy also accrue short , often down with a clunk that ring loudly .
The film tiptoe between want to be a family drollery and including comment that never quite add up . It endeavor to equate Sebastian ’s immigrant sept with that of Ellie ’s more affluent folk , and it does n’t work . It mines the socioeconomic watershed for jape , but it misses the mark in saying anything worthwhile about it . What it does do well is show how Sebastian , who come from a sour social class class , attempts to match into an upper class family while feeling mortified about how his Father-God rear him . Perhaps , unintentionally , About My Fatherestablishes how the closer one gets to richness and power the farther by they can get from their roots .
It ’s a shame the film is so lackluster , though , because Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco have a great rapport , but a weak script does n’t help them at all . This is n’t to say the comedy does n’t have some laughter - out - loud sense of humour , but they are few and far between ; it is n’t worth sitting through , and it honestly becomes quite verbose after a while . One of the worst things a film can be is deadening , andAbout My Fatherhas many dull moments that are tiresome . On the whole , there ’s definitely something here , but it feels like there is a large part of the pic that ’s miss , a electric discharge that never descend animated .
The film ’s cast is gravid and , though the actors typically have corking comedic timing , the dialogue settle flat and renders the humor inert . About My Fatherhas a meat at its centre , but it never really gets there in terms of having a compelling story and humor to raise its scenes . Even the editing in sealed place is questionable , and there could have been more work done to seamlessly move from one moment to the next . While De Niro and Maniscalco have the occasionally funny tune or two , it ’s simply not enough to keep this comedy afloat .
About My Fatheris now playact in theaters . The motion-picture show is 98 minute long and is stag PG-13 for suggestive material , language and fond nudity .
About My Father is a comedy flick star Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco . Maniscalco appear as himself , who must discover the news to his previous - school Italian begetter , play by De Niro , that he is marrying his American lady friend . His begetter then insist on having a weekend getaway with Sebastian and his girlfriend ’s family .
Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro in About My Father
Kim Cattrall, Leslie Bibb, and David Rasche in About My Father
