Fatherhood

"Fatherhood"

Watched English movie Fatherhood. 

This film is directed by Paul Weitz. Story by Dana Stevens. Produced by Marty Bowen, Kevin Hart and others. Music by Rupert Gregson Williams. Cinematography Tobais Datum. The film stars Kevin Hart, Anthony Carrigan, Melody Hurd, DeWanda Wise, Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howrey. The film runs for 1 hour 49 minutes and was released on 18 Jun 2021. I watched it on Netflix with Aditi on 24th Jun 2021.

Kevin's wife dies in child birth. It's now upon Kevin to raise the daughter. His mother in law thinks he isn't mature enough to raise a child. 

It's a family movie, so don't expect any action. It's all about father's love for his daughter and his journey of discovery while raising a child. What issues does he face? How difficult is it to raise a child for single Male parent? Can he juggle his responsibilities? Can he achieve work life balance? What happens when Kevin gets a girlfriend?

Kevin portrays the feelings of single parent, irritated father, loving dad, man torn between daughter and girlfriend, guy conflicted by career Vs Daughter well. Melody plays the sweet little daughter. Alfre is impeccable as mother in law. Anthony, Lil and DeWanda support ably.

Director manages to avoid the trap of turning it into a melodrama by over emphasising the daughter Vs girlfriend angle. The end wasn't appealing. A crisis is created to demonstrate that father's love is supreme. Could have been handled better. 

 

I may not go and watch it in a theater but acceptable to watch from comfort of home.