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MOVIE REVIEW: ABOUT MY FATHER

Review by Paul J. Baio

As an Italian American, I appreciate this movie. The Sicilian heritage and focus on an Italian Dad spoke to me. It can be best described as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, minus the fat, Greek, and wedding. The movie’s generically mediocre. Nothing special, just another cookie cutter relationship comedy. Surprisingly, for a movie with Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco, it’s only rated PG-13. If not for a gratuitous butt shot, the movie would have easily been rated G. This movie is just too cute. I don’t want cute, I want F bombs and an R rating. Despite milking a couple chuckles, and perhaps a tear, it isn’t very good. Not necessarily a steamer but definitely a streamer.