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About My Father is an American comedy film directed by Laura Terruso from a screenplay by Sebastian Maniscalco and Austen Earl. The film stars Maniscalco and is loosely based on his life and his relationship with his father, played by Robert De Niro. Leslie Bibb, Anders Holm, David Rasche, and Kim Cattrall co-star in supporting roles.

It was released by Lionsgate on May 26, 2023.

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It's exactly what it looks like: a cross between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and any episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. The good news is that I like those so this was a pleasant sit. The downside is that it lacks the "edge" of those two comedies. Despite the set up that the immigrant father is going to visit the uptight Republican in-laws, this movie is trying to be the least offensive 2023 movie possible. It does nothing with the premise outside of "aren't these parents whacky?". The only reason they're Republicans is really so they can set up a "joke" where De Niro's hair salon character has to give Cattrall's character a haircut before she makes an appearance on MSNBC, the fallout of which is hilariously unrealistic. I'm not asking for hard hitting political satire, but how about a joke?

And yet as an inoffensive love letter to dad's? It kind of works. Why didn't it come out on Father's Day?

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