About My Father is everything you like about comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and his Italian background, it was just way too safe to be a good comedy film!!!

Real Rating:

3.5 Peacocks

What I Like:

-Sebastian Maniscalco is a funny comedian and he does present himself well in a comedy film, and his chemistry with Robert De Niro as his father does show some comedic banter that will make you laugh

The So So:

-It is a nice Meet the Parents type of ordeal, but it didn’t bring any real issues, instead they played it safe with their story, and it is a charming film, but no real problems to make it entertaining enough

What I Didn’t Like:

-As I said before, it is too safe, it just wasn’t entertaining enough to be a great film, if you have De Niro in this, you need to have some serious conflict, not just family banter

Overall:

I enjoyed this film for what it is. Sebastian Maniscalco does paint a good picture of his family background, and the chemistry with Robert De Niro was fun to watch. However, it’s charm only lasts for only so long. No real issues or consequences, just some safe comedy. Not that it is a bad thing, but you just get a mediocre to decent film!!!

Real Rating:

3.5 Peacocks