Dad
Universal Pictures | Release Date: November 10, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4
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30
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The film does assert there are some things positive thinking won't conquer, like sickness, senility and death. But it smothers any serious intent in cheap homily, modern mythology and sickly sentimentality. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Staff (Not Credited)
Dad, showcasing Jack Lemmon in a rubber wrinkle mask (he looks like an elderly E.T.), would no doubt have won more Emmy awards for Goldberg had it aired on the tube, but on screen, it's a tearjerking embarrassment.
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Everything honest and hard-hitting in the book has been tastefully subverted, and the performances are scaled to meet the script's tiny demands. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
It's a deeply, creepily dishonest piece of work. [27 Oct 1989, p.G]
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