Fathers' Day
Warner Bros. | Release Date: May 9, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
12
Negative:
8
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60
EmpireBob Mccabe
A very text-book example of two actors better than the material, Crystal and Williams do their best but can't elevate this far. Read full review
60
Time OutNick Bradshaw
Writers Ganz and Mandell (Parenthood, City Slickers) go pleasingly light on the syrup and sentimentality. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Considering the talent involved, Fathers' Day comes off as a whopping disappointment. Williams and Crystal are a good team: You just wouldn't know it by watching them here. [9 May 1997, p.4G]
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Robin Williams and Billy Crystal don't quite hit a dream team level of hilarity in Fathers' Day. They don't send you home empty-handed, either. [9 May 1997, p.C7]
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
He emerges stinking, and so, alas, does Fathers' Day. [9 May 1997, p.03]
50
Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
The movie is unambitious and sweet and nothing more. Precisely what we expect from producer-director Ivan Reitman these days, after good-natured audacity got his career started with hits like Animal House and Stripes. [9 May 1997, p.5]
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, teaming for the first time on the big screen, are moderately fun but suffer from what looks like a case of too-calculated Hollywood packaging. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorKatherine Dillin
Likable performances, but the story's brash and hyper, though sweet, delivery grows wearing, especially the sexual innuendo. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesDoug Thomas
Fans of Crystal and Williams certainly will enjoy the pairing, but this is far from their most inspired work. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The mechanical possibilities are worked out with precision and relish, but [the director] is careful not to allow the comedy to linger too long in the realm of real feelings. A platitudinous ending restores a safe and sane emotional order.” Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
How much you enjoy the film will depend entirely on how much you enjoy the spectacle of Williams spewing forth streams of nonsensical gibberish in an attempt to impersonate a German record producer, and Crystal pitching snit fits. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelJay Boyar
There's an air of desperation about this movie - a sense that the stars are yearning to do something so patently undemanding that it just can't miss. Read full review
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