2023 * PG-13 * 1h 30m This is one of those films that's totally predictable, full of ethnic stereotypes, and one cliche after another. But you know what? I thought it was really funny. Especially when you have two exceptional leads like Robert De Niro. and Sebastian Maniscalco.
The film is about Sebastian (Maniscalco who uses his real name in the film) a manager of a hotel in Chicago. He's from a modest, working class background but is dating Ellie (Leslie Bibb) who comes from a wealthy family. He's invited to the family's summer home to celebrate the 4th of July. He decides it would be the perfect opportunity to propose to Ellie. The problem is, his dad Salvo (De Niro) is still grieving over the recent loss of his wife, and the family has always celebrated the Fourth together.
So he brings his dad along for the party. Here's is where the movie gets amusing. Salvo is a bit rough around the edges and is really out of place around Ellie's snobbish family It makes for some hilarious scenes that, while you've seen situations in movies like this before, somehow seem fresh when you have an actor like De Niro delivering the lines.
If you're looking for some fairly mindless entertainment with a generous sprinkling of both laughs and touching moments, check this one out!
3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Currently streaming on Netflix, and to rent on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango, and other services.
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