Fonzy

Name: Fonzy
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 20, 2014
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 55

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| Release Date: June 20, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Diego Costa (José Garcia), a fish deliveryman in Paris, discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Fonzy.

Director: Isabelle Doval

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 103 min

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Bernard Besserglik

Jun 19, 2014

Doval’s handling of ideas, notably the bioethical issues raised by artificial insemination by donor, is deft, and she benefits immensely from the performance of Garcia (her husband in real life) in a role that requires him to weave between comedy and a portrayal of emotional growth. Read full review

Andy Webster

Jun 19, 2014

What distinguishes Fonzy is its attention to Diego’s Galician roots. As his character discovers his offspring and his paternal instinct, Mr. Garcia gives the bedraggled but compassionate Diego an aspect slightly more emphatic than his screen forebears. Read full review

Chris Packham

Jun 19, 2014

The comic plot of Fonzy is outrageous, but to writer-director Isabelle Doval, it's just an armature that supports its gently funny characters and its themes of emotional and filial connections. Read full review

Ken McIntyre

Jun 19, 2014

Director Isabelle Doval’s relentlessly upbeat take is warm and fluffy, but leaves the sugary sentiments for the tear-jerking final reel. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jun 19, 2014

Watch all of them back to back and it's the tiny details that start to become fascinating, like the way Fonzy's version of the climax is fractionally less sentimental, how lead Garcia is more sympathetic than Vaughn but less engaging than Starbuck's schlubby Patrick Huard. Read full review

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