Fresh
Will Ferrell has become the most unlikely embodiment of wholesome family fun since Fred MacMurray gave up film noir for My Three Sons.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Kicking & Screaming
All his life, Phil Weston has dreamed of being on a winning team. Phil...your time has come.
2005 · 1h 35m · PG
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Jesse Dylan
Overview
Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is following in his footsteps. But when Phil's hyper-competitive dad benches Sam, Phil decides to transfer his son to a new team which needs a coach. Phil steps in to be the temporary coach and immediately begins to butt heads with his dad over this new competition in their lives.
Director and cast
- Jesse Dylan Director
- Will Ferrell as Phil Weston
- Robert Duvall as Buck Weston
- Mike Ditka as Mike Ditka
- Kate Walsh as Barbara Weston
- Musetta Vander as Janice Weston
- Dylan McLaughlin as Sam Weston
- Josh Hutcherson as Bucky Weston
- Steven Anthony Lawrence as Mark Avery
- Jeremy Bergman as Hunter
- Elliott Cho as Byong Sun
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This isn't the worst setup for a kiddie comedy, but it proves that Ferrell alone can't carry a film.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Rotten
... barely watchable.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
A zero, but the title describes how the audience is likely to react, perfectly.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten
Ferrell is one of the film's few bright lights. It's a shame to hide that subversive beacon under a bushel of dully inspirational sports movie cliches.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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