Absolutely Fantastic

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

This is a light near-family comedy. Brad (Will Ferrell) is the step-dad who tries very hard at being accepted by his wife's children. Just when he is making a break through, their real father (Mark Wahlberg) shows up. He is super cool and has AC/DC swagger music. Brad works as an executive at a light Jazz radio station. Wahlberg appears to be an iron man mercenary.As expected there is a testosterone battle between the two. Sara, the wife (Linda Cardellini) reassures Brad, but the audience has to wonder if having a buff Mark Wahlberg part time is not better than having Will Ferrell all the time.The comedy is in part slap stick and at times adult as the guys drop their pants and body parts are compared with their backs to the camera. The story was formula and many jokes were on the stale side. The boss (Thomas Haden Church) for me was the highlight of the film as he tells stories of his various ex-wives in an attempt to help Brad...or not.Guide: No f-bombs, minor swearing. No sex, some sex talk. No nudity. Wahlberg shirtless.

That "Daddy's Home" stars Will Ferrell as a straight-laced stepdad having to cope with the cool original dad (Mark Wahlberg) should tell you all that you need to know about it. Pretty much the whole thing is a series of gags as the two dads vie for control over the family, with no shortage of crude humor. I suspect that they enjoyed filming it, especially the motorcycle scene. I will say that when it comes to slapstick comedies about parents, I preferred "Bad Moms" and its sequel to this one, but there's still no lack of fun here. Good times.

I really liked watching the other guys so I thought their might be some of the same chemistry here with Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. Boy was I wrong. This movie is unbelievably bad. Unfunny, poorly written, terrible story just a mess. The story itself is just bad. Its unbalanced. Plus their are some really random things like an out of nowhere dance off with Bill Burr near the end of the film which is just cringe worthy. Also the motorcycle scene. What in the world. Do not believe the other reviews I have no idea how people could like this

Y'know, I am the kind of guys who's really skeptical about comedy stuff. But this movie had it all; no overused jokes, all different kinds of comedy (Expressional comedy, dirty comedy, non-dirty one..etc).Whenever the joke feels insufficient or unsatisfying , the writing -afterwards- makes it even better by STORMING IN with a better joke. I am not saying every single joke was original, but it certainly fit the movie, and everything felt like in place. The acting is just so good, two of my favorite actors paired up and gave us one of the most well-written greatly comedic movies.It is so underrated, I don't think this deserves 6 at all, if anyone is being skeptical, it's these guys who's making tra-sh of this movie. And what's really questionable is the popularity, really ? This deserves to be FAMOUS, more than those unworthy movies (yep, whichever came to your mind rn). The storyline was pretty convincing as well. The ending man ... Are you kidding me ? One of the most unexpected actors got in the mix.I'd recommend this movie to everyone, especially the teens, it is so good, and leaves a flavor of contentment and fulfillment inside you.9~10/10.