Old Dads (2023)
10/10
Clever take on multi-generational humour and ethics
21 October 2023
There is a serious side to this, as in all good comedies. The issue of the guys not being great and needing to become better people is taken seriously. It presents a realistic and relatable take on the issue of ageing people struggling to keep up with young people's way of speaking, their different values, etc., and worse, having to work for them and be told off by them, when most of their lives they thought they were 'normal' and 'decent' people. They look down on the young and the young look down on them. But there's some better writing than that. They get to know each other and overcome differences. The humour is awesome. Some of the lines, mostly Burr's, are brilliant. Like his character in F is For Family, some of his angry outbursts are funny, and are likely what many people would say out loud, if they had the guts and weren't afraid of consequences. You can have humour about a guy struggling against the new morals of political correctness and politeness, without making him a total jerk, bigot, racist, sexist, etc. Burr is a clever guy. I really enjoyed this movie. 10/10.
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