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Genre : Drama, Comedy Release Date : March 16, 2012 MPAA Rating : R Duration : 84 minute(s) Production Budget : -Studio : Pantelion Films Official Site : http://www.casademipadremovie.com/ Reviews Rate :
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yet the film feels ultimately hollow, perhaps because mocking soap operas is the comic's equivalent of shooting fish tacos in a barrel
by Andrew Lapin [NPR ]
those qualities are what make Casa de Mi Padre an enjoyable mix of campy nostalgia and witty satire
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
there has always been a flamboyant, sartorial element to Ferrell's comedy
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice ]
the only problem is that it packs about as many laughs into its 85 minutes as a good skit does in eight or 10
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter ]
the film should have been an SNL skit
by Joshua Rothkopf [Time Out New York ]
the film does look authentically inauthentic
by Sara Stewart [New York Post ]
sound like a ridiculous Mexican soap opera? That's the point
by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine ]
rather down telenovela
by Manohla Dargis [New York Times ]
it's sort of funny. It's just not as funny as everyone involved seems think it is
by Michael O'Sullivan [Washington Post ]
inevitably, people are comparing "Casa de Mi Padre" to "Death Proof," the fake '70s exploitation flick that was Quentin Tarantino's half of "Grindhouse."
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com ]
in fact, a deliberately cheesy movie. But the laughs are missing in action
by Marshall Fine [Hollywood & Fine ]
for one single scene we could see the remnants of a less bankrupt idea take shape and die quickly
by Diego Costa [Slant Magazine ]
for fans of Ferrell and inventive parodies, Casa de mi Padre is comic oro
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
considerably less entertaining are the draggy drug-war plot and the characters who populate it
by Justin Chang [Variety ]
an argument for empathy runs through the narco-mayhem absurdity, but like much of the proceedings, it's a loose thread
by Sheri Linden [Los Angeles Times ]
all of this adds up to 84 minutes of maximum Ferrellian oddness
by Amy Biancolli [San Francisco Chronicle ]
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
by Sara Stewart [New York Post ]
by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine ]
by Michael O'Sullivan [Washington Post ]
by Sheri Linden [Los Angeles Times ]
