I Love My Dad
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: August 5, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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60
Screen DailyWendy IdeMar 17, 2022
Unshowy and functional in his directorial approach, Morosini wisely keeps it light. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 15, 2022
[Morosini] holds back the personal stuff you can tell a stranger but not your dad — the kind of material good comedians build their shows around — making the result feel like a sitcom more than a brutally honest movie. Read full review
58
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzAug 7, 2022
The director fumbles frequently, but at least he is confident enough in his uneven vision to push through all (warranted) doubts and deliver a story that is every bit awful as it is uncompromising. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMark KeizerAug 2, 2022
Morosini, though, is smart enough to know that just grossing us out for 95 minutes is not a movie. So he tries to make his film dramatically credible. This proves more difficult, as he has nothing new or insightful to say about father-son relationships or the pernicious possibilities of social media. But managing to push the squirm-inducing envelope while still getting us to root for a reprehensible dad becomes its own sort of twisted achievement. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 4, 2022
Occasionally creative but mostly distasteful and thuddingly unfunny, this is the kind of story that asks us to take wild leaps of faith at every turn—and then buy into a redemption story arc that is neither plausible nor earned. Read full review
50
Original-CinLiam LaceyAug 3, 2022
What works as edgy comedy is determined by what you can get away with. Having introduced depression and virtual incest, I Love My Dad just isn’t adroit enough to find a credible happy ending escape hatch. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAug 3, 2022
The premise of I Love My Dad is so icky that the film’s writer, director, and co-star, James Morosini, lets viewers know at the very outset that its plot is based on a true story, thus automatically rendering it more palatable. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiMar 16, 2022
Is it a well-made film? Absolutely, and Morosini has a strong vision for how to shape a story and characters right out of the gate. Unfortunately, that doesn’t turn I Love My Dad into a must-watch. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennyAug 4, 2022
Since the audience is in on the scheme from the start, what we get is excruciating, uncut. But not too excruciating, because Franklin is such a drab cipher it’s hard to work up much empathy for him. Read full review
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