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Kicking and Screaming, 2005

Starring: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall

Directed by: Jesse Dylan

Written by: Leo Benvenuti

Language: English, Italian

Country: USA

Runtime: 95 min

MPAA Rating: PG

Rating:5.3

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The mood of Kicking and Screaming is feel good and humorous. The plot centers around a sports team, an athlete and trainer, and contests and competitions. It features farce and silly humor. Kicking and Screaming is a comedy, family, and sports movie. Stylistically, it includes a voice over. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. Kicking and Screaming takes place, at least partly, in the suburbs. The setting is Illinois. It happens in contemporary times. Kicking and Screaming is especially suggested for a family outing.

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Funny man Will Farrell's humorous man-child antics meet actual kids on this soccer comedy. As vitamin salesman Phil Weston, Farrell's a sensitive man easily capable of both crying and sewing. Unfortunately for Phil, these qualities have never quite endeared him to his tough-as-nails father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who will stop at nothing to one-up Phil. He goes so far as benching Phil's 10-year-old son--his own grandson--on the youth soccer team he coaches. When Phil begs for more playing time for the boy, Buck trades his grandson to the last-place team, the Tigers. Not just any normal cellar-dwelling outfit, the Tigers feature a cast of lovable losers who prefer eating worms and telling jokes to playing soccer. When the Tigers' coach leaves, putting the season on the line, an inexperienced Phil steps in to helm his son's new team. With help from Buck's neighbor and rival, real-life football coach Mike Ditka--hilariously playing himself--the Tigers turn their season around. Fueled by a raging caffeine habit, Phil starts to be overly obsessed with beating Buck, losing sight of why he took the job in the first place--to be a better dad to his own son.

Director Jesse Dylan (AMERICAN WEDDING) is a natural for the storyline, being famed musician Bob Dylan's son. Farrell, for once, is content to play straight man to the crazy tykes in the first half of the film, before he unleashes his trademark zaniness. Those attributes alone, along with fun-loving family themes, make KICKING & SCREAMING a treat for fans both young and old.

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Language:	English, Italian
Country:	USA
Release date:	1 May 2005
Runtime:	95 min

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Will Ferrell

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Robert Duvall

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The Hollywood Reporter

Laughs-wise, it lacks the raucous edge of an "Old School" or "Anchorman" or the retro charm of an "Elf," but there's still plenty of Will-power to fuel this likable underdog trifle. It certainly is more enjoyable than a lot of what passes for family... Full Review

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by: Michael Rechtshaffen

Newsweek

It's all kept light and funny, but underlying the broad sight gags is a movie that actually has something to say about competition, fathers and sons, machismo and caffeine. Full Review

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by: David Ansen

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09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham
Ethan Clapham rated this movie0/10

ItÂ’s pretty easy to sum up Kicking & Screaming. The only redeeming quality this movie possesses lies in Will Ferrell. The rest of the film is absolute crap. Pure, total crap. Personally, I love Will Ferrell, so he managed to keep Kicking & Screaming in the Â“just bearableÂ” region. Â“JustÂ” being the key word. The story was pretty simple: Ferrell takes over as coach for his sonÂ’s soccer team, the worst in the league. His father, Robert Duvall, is incredibly competitive, so of course the two go head to head. In the end, Ferrell realizes thereÂ’s more to the game than winning and gives up his ultra-competitive ways. ItÂ’s got everything a family comedy needs: two competing dads, soccer, kids, and some incredibly lame gags. Kicking & Screaming felt more like a sitcom than a full length movie. With the exception of the few scenes where FerrellÂ’s comedic genius shone through, Kicking & Screaming was not funny. Duvall gives a totally uninspired performance and Mike Ditka, well, letÂ’s just say thereÂ’s a reason he was a football coach and not an actor. The kids on FerrellÂ’s soccer team are some of the most annoying, unfunny, obnoxious children IÂ’ve ever seen. There was one small, oriental kid who was particularly bad. I was tempted to surgically extract my own eyeballs so I didnÂ’t have to see him anymore. The other option was to turn off the television, and I honestly considered doing so during Kicking & Screaming. There is really no reason for movies like this to be made, and even less reasons for people to actually watch it. I made the mistake of renting it. I suggest you listen and learn: donÂ’t make the same mistake! If youÂ’re a Ferrell fan like myself, watch something else. DonÂ’t waste your time with Kicking & Screaming.

09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham

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