Dad is the perfect funny and heartwarming watch this Father’s Day
THIS gentle docu-pic about being a dad, and featuring celebrity talking heads, is just the thing to watch this Fathers’ Day.
American Bryce Dallas Howard makes her directorial debut — helped by her own dad, famous helmer Ron, who both produces and appears.
Combining a rich mix of pops’ tales with often hilarious contributions from the stars, Bryce covers pretty much all things dad.
There is the single dad, stay-at-home dad, absent dad, gay adoptive dad — and all with stories to tell.
All are winging it, all have imposter syndrome, all try to improve on their own up-bringing and all know being a dad is the hardest, most frustrating and most expensive experience we blokes ever face
But would we swap it? No.
We meet some famous faces — US telly hosts Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, and actor-rapper Will Smith to name but a few.
All are deeply moved when talking about fatherhood — and candid about their failings. There are plenty of laughs, what with the nappy horrors and efforts to talk to teens about puberty and sex.
This is a film to make the lip wobble, so prepare yourself for some proper-ugly crying.
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Dads peering into hospital incubators, remembering their own fathers or getting an unprompted “I love you” from their child were enough to send me over the edge.
If you are a secret fan of mushy pregnancy-announcement YouTube videos — and not-so-secret fan of your own dad, a.k.a. Greatest Man on Earth — you will love this film. Schmaltzy, earnest — and all the better for it.
PS: Happy Fathers’ Day, Dad — love you, old bean.
Dads (15), 81 mins, Apple TV
★★★★☆
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