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Fathers' Day (1997) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
Houston Chronicle
Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Movie Magazine International
Mike's Midnight Movie Reviews
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Robin Williams and Billy Crystal are two of the funniest guys on the planet. Ivan Reitman is an experienced comedy director with hits likeGhostbustersandTwinsto his credit. The highly regarded screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo ...read the complete Fathers' Day movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
What are the odds that the two would-be fathers of one woman's son would be two of the biggest comedians of the screen today!? Well, they're fair enough if you see Father's Day, yet another Ivan Reitman (Beethoven, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, et. al.) ...read the complete Fathers' Day movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
The Boston Phoenix
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
eye WEEKLY (Tom Lyons)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Michael Dequina
The underachievement of Fathers' Day does not have so much to do with the performers involved than the material. The film is based on the 1983 French comedy Les Comperes, starring Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard, a blah, often labored farce which I ...read the complete Fathers' Day movie review at Michael Dequina
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
I did laugh. Williams and Crystal can make almost always make me laugh. But there is nothing in Father’s Day that you can’t find better somewhere else. ...read the complete Fathers' Day movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
This is a funny movie, but it's not the hilarious, laugh-a-minute production you're probably expecting. The main fault for that lies with the premise and its ensuing lackluster plot. While the idea that one of two completely different men might be the ...read the complete Fathers' Day movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Father's Day is a mildly humorous comedy that, though enjoyable, doesn't quite live up to the talents of its cast. Jack (Billy Crystal) is a high powered lawyer who shares one thing in common with Dale (Robin Williams), a struggling artist. Seventeen ...read the complete Fathers' Day movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
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