Old Dads – Movie Review
Director: Bill Burr
Writer: Bill Burr, Ben Tishler (Screenplay)
Cast
- Bill Burr (The Front Runner)
- Bobby Cannavale (Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle)
- Bokeem Woodbine (Queen & Slim)
- Katie Aselton (Synchronic)
- Jackie Tohn (GLOW)
Plot: Three best friends become fathers later in life and find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs and anything created after 1987.
Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Old Dads starts when Jack (Burr), Connor (Cannavale) and Mike (Woodbine) are struggling with their infant children. Elsewhere, their business has just been sold to a new owner and manager Aspen Bell (Robbins). It doesn’t take long before Jack starts seeing his age becoming a problem.
The three find their mid-40s difficult to adapt to the changes in how the younger generation operates. They must learn to adapt or face the end of their careers and even challenge their children’s futures.
Verdict on Old Dads
Old Dads is a comedy following three mid 40-year-olds dealing with parenthood at a later age as well as the world changing around them. It follows them through their difficult stages in life as we see how life starts to catch up with their behaviour.
This is a movie showing us how difficult the generational gap can be for an ageing generation. While it does go to the extremes in the differences between the generations. The humour is a mixed bag that goes all over the place which goes to the full extremes instead of everyday humour. There is a clear message about understand how to adapt to change instead of fighting it.
Where to Watch: Old Dads is available to watch on Netflix.
Final Thoughts – Old Dads is a fun comedy about the generational divide.
