Spending an evening in good company watching an easy family comedy is a great way to relax and forget about problems. Films are especially popular, where the characters get into funny, but life situations. Family life does not go smoothly for everyone, and therefore many viewers want to see how the characters cope with certain problems, and laughter and a share of fiction help us to look at our own actions and actions from the side. A good opportunity for this would be the film “Hello, Dad, New Year!”. Reviews of the acting, plot and work of the director can be found in the article.
Producer
Many viewers in reviews of the film "Hello, Dad, New Year!" They admitted that initially the picture aroused certain doubts and even a biased attitude, because Sean Anders took the director's chair this time. The audience after such a film as “Papa dosvidos” doubted his skill. But, nevertheless, Sean Anders knows how to write high-quality scripts and make films, where humor is one of the main places. Therefore, giving a chance to the film is still worth it.
In general, the paternal theme in the director’s works appears quite often. Remember, at least, the excellent movie Mr. Popper Penguins. Paternity is also played in the films “We Are Millers” and “Dumb and Dumber 2”, in which the heroes try to establish relations with children with all their might.
Foreign viewers gave positive feedback on the movie "Hello, Dad, New Year!". However, for Russian perception, foreign pepper humor with specific jokes is not always acceptable. In this picture, such jokes are not so common that does not allow you to record a film in the category of the worst.
Plot
The first thing that reviews on “Hello, Dad, New Year!” Devote to is the plot. An ordinary American family: a mother, her two children from her first marriage and a new husband. Sarah and Brad became the same family less than a year ago, and the children are still distrustful of their stepfather. However, the new dad is not one of those who care about the views of children. He seeks to occupy an important place in their life: he takes to school, goes on excursions, helps in the parent committee, etc. Brad is absolutely sure that time is needed and gradually a rapprochement will nevertheless happen. After the injury, he himself cannot have children, and therefore Sarah and her kids are a chance to find a real and full-fledged family.
And then came the long-awaited moment: the adopted son turns to Brad for help. His efforts were crowned with success, and therefore reunification was not far off. But fate, in the person of a biological father, turns the fragile world of a newly-minted family upside down. Sarah's ex-husband, Dusty, intends to come to visit. He is a reckless father, but the two kids for whom he is a true hero cannot explain this. They are extremely happy about his arrival. But, as it turned out, Sarah did not tell her ex-husband that she was married again, and now Dusty wants to get to know who takes his place.
It is from this that the series of the most awkward, dangerous and unpredictable situations begins. In some reviews of "Hello, Dad, New Year!" It is noted that the scriptwriters brought a considerable share of fiction to the film, and in real life this would not have happened. But that’s why it’s a movie, a comedy in which the rivalry between fathers is exaggerated and childish.
Brad is a naive, positive good-natured man whom Dusty managed to deceive from the very first seconds of his acquaintance, leaving at the airport. Then, also playing on the gullibility of the opponent, the biological father assures the stepfather that he does not claim to be on his territory. But he gradually, sometimes playing on children's feelings, tries to win the love of his kids.
However, both understand that rivalry entails chaos, which means that someone must give in, because children should have only one father. Dusty says that in a week he will leave again and Brad offers to spend this time with them. Sarah realizes that her ex-husband drives the current husband by the nose.
After Dusty attracted the attention of children, settled next to them, he does not stop. Next in line is Brad's work. In five minutes at his office, Dusty manages to get closer to his boss and get a job.
In their struggle for the love of children, both fathers are ready to take extreme measures. Dusty tells Brad that Sarah sacrificed for him the dream of having another baby, Brad wants to show that he is also cool, which almost cost him his life.
But can both fathers understand that their enmity will only hurt children ?!
Cool guy
A large number of reviews of the film "Hello, Dad, New Year! 1 ”collected thanks to a good cast. The role of a tough guy, from whom many women are still crazy, was played by Mark Wahlberg. His character, Dusty, lives the way many people dream of: driven solely by his desires, easily converges with people, handsome, and not worried about the future. But next to such people there is always someone who bears the entire burden of responsibility. That was Sarah (Linda Cardellini). She abandoned her grief-husband, because he absolutely did not want to wallow in everyday life and caring for children.
Dad to replace
Part of the reviews on “Hello, Dad, New Year!” is dedicated to the game of another actor - Will Ferrell. His character, Brad, is the exact opposite of Dusty. It is simply a mega-concentration of responsibility, care and sensitivity. He endured the attitude of children towards him, and also tried to get closer to them. In youth, these guys receive a lot of slap from the peers and are completely deprived of the attention of girls. Therefore, having matured, they are doing everything to maintain their relationship and he succeeds. But how can such a kind, gentle and compliant person prove to an opponent that he should not encroach on his territory?
Funny facts
Even the good Brad can run out of patience. And so it happened in the scene where he must throw a ball into the ring on a basketball court. Brad was not quite in adequate condition and hit the face of a girl from a support group. This scene was shot during a real basketball game in New Orleans. Sports fans did not miss the opportunity to film what is happening and immediately put the videos on the Internet.
At the end of the film, Dusty bears the fate of Brad. His darling has a little daughter who is in no hurry to call him dad. Everything is complicated by the fact that the girl’s father comes. He was played by the popular wrestler John Cena. Initially, he was supposed to appear shirtless.
Output
According to IMDb, the world's largest cinema database, the film has a rating of 6.1 out of 10, on Rotten Tomatoes things are slightly worse: according to critics, the film deserves 4.9 points out of ten possible, according to viewers - 3.3 out of five . Nevertheless, the picture cannot be called a failure or a bad one.
Easy humor, an interesting plot and correctly selected actors of the film “Hello, Dad, New Year!” provided him with a certain popularity. Soon we will see the second part, which has already managed to interest the audience. This film is sure to give a New Year mood and make you laugh heartily.