![]() Thomas Haden Church plays Ferrell’s boorish boss at smooth jazz radio station The Panda, filled with TMI stories about his multiple marriages. ![]() While the differences between Ferrell and Wahlberg’s characters offer broad comic strokes, pratfalls and stunts, the supporting characters are the secret weapons here. Yet she’s the one who finally manages to establish a detente in the Dad Wars, banishing the men from the house over which they battle. It’s disappointing that the film reduces her to a baby crazy stereotype, simply standing by to scold or panic or gasp at the antics of Dusty and Brad. The men are also competing for the affection of Sara (Linda Cardellini), who honestly seems too good for either of them. But threatened by Dusty’s virility and the way in which he wins over the kids, Brad gets sucked into competing with the cool dad – clearly a fool’s errand for dorky Brad. When Dusty unexpectedly shows up on his doorstep, Brad wants to be the cool, enlightened step-parent that he is. The story is essentially a masculinity faceoff between step-dad Brad (Ferrell) and dad Dusty (Wahlberg). He’s well-matched in Wahlberg too, who is deceptively sharp as the badass biological dad Dusty. But the reality is that the film, directed by comedy vet Sean Anders, is much funnier than it appears – never doubt the powers of Will Ferrell.įerrell is at his best when he’s playing a buffoonish naif the sweet-natured bull in the china shop who just can’t seem to get anything right (see: Christmas classic “Elf”) That’s exactly what “Daddy’s Home” delivers. Mark Wahlberg vehicle “Daddy’s Home.” The trailers have showcased obvious, lowest common denominator humor that doesn’t look too promising. It’s OK if you’re skeptical about the Will Ferrell vs.
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