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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 95Film ThreatBobby LePireFilm ThreatBobby LePireWhile it is not for everyone, those who can stomach the admittedly cringey, well everything about the plot, will find much to love.
- 90SlashfilmEthan AndertonSlashfilmEthan AndertonThere's a big beating heart at the center of the movie that keeps you close to the ground and makes it an absolute triumph of twisted humor and love.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeGently funny and much more forgiving than viewers might expect, the picture plays to Oswalt’s strengths and may resonate uncomfortably for parents worried about protecting their digital-native children without suffocating them or, worse, creating entirely new problems.
- 68Paste MagazineAurora AmidonPaste MagazineAurora AmidonThe film pushes itself to extremes like a broad and black comedy would, but isn’t quite enough of one to come across as anything but cruel.
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichIt may not resonate as anything deeper than a modern satire of the idea that father knows best, but it leans into its high-wire act with the fearlessness of a movie that knows just how fraught it can be to connect with anyone these days.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter Debruge[Morosini] holds back the personal stuff you can tell a stranger but not your dad — the kind of material good comedians build their shows around — making the result feel like a sitcom more than a brutally honest movie.
- 50Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiIs it a well-made film? Absolutely, and Morosini has a strong vision for how to shape a story and characters right out of the gate. Unfortunately, that doesn’t turn I Love My Dad into a must-watch.
- 33The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyI Love My Dad cannot overcome its off-putting premise. Nothing is out of bounds, of course (especially in comedy), but if there’s an approach to make the material palatable, either played straight or broad, it is left undiscovered here.