![]() Instead, the talented cast languishes under the unfunny material and lackluster direction. Mark Wahlberg has also proven himself a more than capable leading man in both drama and comedy, and series-newcomer John Lithgow (“Miss Sloane”) - here playing Brad’s father, Don - has recently carved himself out a niche as a reliable character actor of genre and prestige fare.Įven John Cena (“The Wall”), known better for his professional wrestling persona, has shown himself to be willing to commit to insane stunts for big laughs in projects like “Tour de Pharmacy” and “Trainwreck.” But again, the material that would allow for this simply isn’t there. Ferrell, despite being in the middle of a streak of lackluster flicks like “The House” and “Zoolander 2,” is an icon of modern comedy, and on the rare occasions when “Daddy’s Home 2” works, it’s because of him. This is doubly disappointing considering the caliber of the cast. Audiences are stuck with jokes and scenes that either fizzle out before they show any signs of life or, in the case of an unfortunate incest gag, probably shouldn’t have been written in the first place. With more outlandish ideas like the ones on display in “Daddy’s Home 2,” there’s little reason they couldn’t do the same, but director Sean Anders (“Horrible Bosses 2”) seems unwilling to allow his cast to let loose. The extras on the Blu Ray are filled with alternate takes of the two taking a premise like a simple confrontation between their characters and running with it. In “The Other Guys,” the scenes that worked did so because Adam McKay was willing to let Ferrell and Wahlberg riff off each other. A director dedicated to their premise would be able to guide their cast to comedic gold with any of these. ![]() The other patrons at a bowling alley get way too invested in how bad one of the kids is at the sport. The family gets into a fight while participating in a live Nativity. The obligatory Christmas tree incident finds Brad (Ferrell) accidentally cutting down a cell phone tower. It’s nearly impossible to count more than five times when it actually crosses the line into chuckle-worthy, but there are set-ups here that briefly appear promising before they go to waste. It needs our ignorance to survive.Of course, the shallowness would be easier to forgive if “Daddy’s Home 2” were actually funny, and in all honesty, there are moments where it verges on entertaining.
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