Overview
Genre :
Drama, ComedyRelease Date :
March 16, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Matt PiedmontStarring :
Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Efren Ramirez, Hector Jimenee, Genesis Rodriguez, Adrian Martinez, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Mariann Gavelo
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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]
