AboutMyFather Review: Maniscalco & De Niro Make A Good Pair In Hollow Comedy
Directed by Laura Terruso from a screenplay by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and Austen Earl, About My Father has a fun, trope-y premise that somehow doesn’t land, and a fantastic cast can’t save it. It’s hard to come by a really good comedy these days, and though About My Father has its moments, its humor and story never reach the heights they were perhaps aiming for.
About My Father is also relatively quiet. There is very little use of a score, which makes everything seem less interesting, especially since the comedic timing is pretty hit or miss. There are moments that will be chuckle-worthy one minute and cringe-worthy the next. To that end, the film never really knows where it stands in terms of comedy.
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 doesn’t help them at all. This isn’t to say the comedy doesn’t have some laugh-out-loud humor, but they are few and far between; it isn’t worth sitting through, and it honestly becomes quite tedious after a while. One of the worst things a film can be is boring, and About My Father has many dull moments that are tiresome.
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