Double the dads for Xmas
Comic tale of the joys and horrors of having a father. MACHO AND MUSHY PERSONALITIES OF TWO GENERATIONS IN CONFLICT
Hiding their real feelings for each other, co-dads Dusty and Brad, who are played by award-winning actors Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, are forced to deal with the skeletons in their closets when both their fathers join them for Christmas.
Picking up from the first movie, the sequel takes off on a high note demonstrating how perfectly previous sworn enemies Dusty and Brad have buried the hatchet and are now determined to be the best dads that little Megan (Scarlett Estevez) and Dylan (Owen Vaccaro) could possibly have.
So the pair conjure up the idea of having a blended family Christmas.
Dusty’s dad, macho former astronaut and ladies’ man Kurt, who is played by Mel Gibson, arrives and starts stirring up trouble between them.
He mocks the “unmanly” relationship between Dusty and Brad, hiding his own insecurities about not having been the best dad to Dusty.
Then, perfect dad and friend to son Brad, Don, played by John Lithgow, turns up.
He’s even more of a softy than Brad, the kind of dad who affectionately kisses his adult son on the lips or hugs a problem away.
His marriage is in the process of falling apart, so his wife isn’t with him.
Dusty, who is focusing on being the best dad to Megan and Dylan, forgets that he is also Adrianna’s step-dad and she never misses an opportunity to remind him that he isn’t her real father.
However, the co-dads’ efforts seem too far-fetched when they experience a bitter-sweet moment of humiliation during Megan’s Christmas school play.
Although the ending seemed a bit of a cliche, it wouldn’t be a perfect Christmas story without some cheer and merriment and besides, even stepdads deserve to be loved and appreciated.
The family dynamics were so easy to relate to and make for many a good laugh.