Fathers and Daughters

  • 2016


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51 %
29 % Rotten
$ 5 Million
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Positive Reviews 9
Negative reviews 20
Average Rating 2.2/5
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2.5
Perhaps its worth it for that extreme of cheesy sentimentality; if it hit the note any harder, it would have to be sold in a black wrapper. Av Club
1.5
A chance at redemption comes in the shape of aspiring writer Cameron (Aaron Paul), who doesnt seem to mind Katies abandonment issues. Screen Daily
1.9
But in some ways thats what makes it watchable: put great actors in a middling film, and youve still got some fine performances to watch. Rogerebert
1.0
His bookshop recital from this magnum opus is pure catnip for bad film connoisseurs. Telegraph
4.0
Crowe and Seyfried each carry a cumbersome emotional ball and chain and one of them actually cuts the chains and tastes the freedom of genuine love. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
Fathers and Daughters would be a far more intriguing film if it painted Katie as something more than a quick psychological study and didnt rely on sex .. Village Voice
1.9
But the sum of Fathers and Daughters is so much less than each of its individual parts. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Calling Fathers and Daughters Muccinos most accomplished work in years isnt exactly a compliment, but he handles certain sections of the tale with ref .. Blu Ray
1.0
Fathers and Daughters is a sentimental pile of tosh, with Russell Crowe hilariously miscast as a Pulitzer prizewinning writer who loses his wife and s .. The Times
2.0
What should have been a relatable family drama ends as a slushy, misguided mess. Radio Times
2.0
Seyfrieds performance is heartfelt and brave in its way but the script doesnt help them. Independent
1.0
I dont do a movie unless Im physically affected by the script, says Crowe.Does wanting to throw up count The Guardian
4.0
This little actress is a real charmer.And Crowe brings his immense talent to a role thats both emotionally and physically demanding. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Indeed, there is a lot in this film directed with wet tissue limpness by Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit Of Happyness) that is a bit much to bear. Daily Mail
2.5
This amount of syrup can be tolerable in small doses, but Fathers and Daughters predictable plot keeps it from ever becoming a truly enjoyable tearjer .. Ew
3.0
He plays author Jake Davis, whos widowed after a car crash (theyre rowing, hes driving) and left to raise daughter Katie (Kylie Rogers) alone. Flim List
2.0
Gabriele Muccinos muddled, overwrought soapy drama works on two intermingling timelines. Empire
1.3
Fans of overwrought weepies might find something to relish in a thing called Fathers and Daughters, but despite a starry cast that includes Russell Cr .. Observer
3.0
Overall, this is a moving, well acted drama about the struggles of surviving childhood trauma. Common Sense Media
1.9
After all, anyone whos been emotionally blackmailed by his prior Remember Me, My Love, Playing for Keeps, and the original version of The Last Kiss, a .. Slant Magazine
1.0
Has any recent film threatened to drown more big name talent in scented soap suds than Gabriele Muccinos weepy melodrama Fathers and Daughters The New York Times
2.5
Rogers is adorable as the young Katie and Seyfried a welcome mess of insecurities as the elder.It lost me while tying its loose ends, though. The Film Stage
2.5
The movie hasnt quite gotten to awful yet, but this disregard for creating a sense of time and of complex changing relationships in a story that is al .. Flickfilosopher
3.0
Theres something too old fashioned and wilfully anachronistic about the entire enterprise. The Irish Times
4.0
Typical of the director, a strong undercurrent of hope courses through the darkest moments of Brad Deschs screenplay, leaving room for an easily fores .. Hollywood Reporter
2.0
The horror!.Crowe, Rogers and Wallis somehow maintain their dignity throughout this piffle. Standard
2.0
Fathers and Daughters might as well have been titled Daddy Issues: The Movie, lazily relying on that old chestnut that women who have complicated rela .. Los Angeles Times
1.5
Russell Crowe heads a starry, largely overqualified cast in Gabriele Muccinos treacly, time hopping family soap opera. Variety
3.8
It may not make you reach for the Kleenex the way they did.But it may reach you. Nj
1.9
As treacly and conventional as a Fathers Day Hallmark card, this drama from director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness) features Russell Crow .. New York Post
2.0
A few good natured moments would have made Fathers and Daughters an easier load to bear. Scmp
1.0
Synopsis Following a car accident, widowed author Jake Davis (Russell Crowe) struggles with the mental and physical consequences whilst trying to rais .. Sky
3.0
Crowe does a very good job of acting nuts and hes also pitched as a genius.But A Beautiful Mind this is not. The New Paper
3.0
The pairs genuine warmth and chemistry is energising, even when the film is running off the rails in every other regard. Screen Space(Squarespace)



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