After watching the trailer for Daddy’s Home, I was actually excited to see this movie, feeling that comedy duo of Ferrell and Wahlberg would be back in similar fashion to The Other Guys. I did like The Other Guys with Ferrell teaming up with Mark Wahlberg as the pair lent their “tit” for “tat” chemistry with their on-screen characters, making the movie funny to watch and to laugh outloud. Of late, however, Ferrell’s recent movies (to me) have been medicore at best, striving for cheap laughs with his films. Like opening paragraph says, I belive that Will Ferrell is a talented individual when it comes to the goofy slapstick aspect of comedy movies. Brad, struggling to maintain his authority, is almost powerless against Dusty’s cunning and likeable ways, with attempts to match the same bravado and masculinity in order to reclaim his stance in his family’s dynamics.
While wife Sarah (Linda Cardellini) tries to ease Brad tension, the meekly man is faced with uniquely charming personality in Dusty, who tries to reassert himself back into family and win over his kids with gifts, bribes, and personally attention. Unable to make a difference, Brad encounters an unexpected challenge when Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), the biological father of the two kids, returns to town after a long absence, forcing the mild-mannered man to welcome in the unruly alpha male into the family once again.
Does the film find comedic gold in its scenario or is it a passable endeavor from the duo?ĭesperately trying to the perfect model stepfather, Brad (Will Ferrell) is hoping to impress his two stepchildren, Megan (Scarlett Estevez) and Dylan (Owen Vaccaro), by always being assertively kind as they refuse for him to be their fatherly parental figure. Now, the pair (Ferrell and Wahlberg) have returned again on-screen with another comedy team up in the movie Daddy’s Home. The mixture, while at odd first, worked for the movie, proving that Wahlberg could enter in the foray of the comedy genre (see his performance in the movie Ted). Interestingly, back in 2010, Ferrell teamed up with action / drama actor Mark Wahlberg in the collaboration team up comedy The Other Guys. However, other movies like Semi-pro, The Campaign, Casa de Mi Padre, and Get Hard have proven the actor (who’s undeniably talented) has wasted his talents on unsavory / mediocre film endeavors. Films like Night at the Roxbury, Anchorman, and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby have become iconic to Ferrell’s name. It’s been interesting to watch comedic actor Will Ferrell rise and fall over the years with his movies.
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