Robert De Niro is trapped in another crummy comedy. This time, it's the out-of-touch About My Father. justbrizigs' review:
purports to be a story about immigrants, but it wants you to consider that people descended from the ancestors of travelers on the Mayflower are also immigrants, too. Yes, we’re all immigrants in America—isn’t that a nice, warm thought, like someone saying that they “don’t see” skin color? As with the latter assertion, it’s not as simple as that.
Because English ancestors of the pilgrims are in no way the same as first-generation Italian-Americans like Sebastian, who grew up in Chicago after his father, Salvo , immigrated from Sicily. Salvo is an extremely traditional immigrant father and uber-Italian , an esteemed women’s hairstylist who taught his son to work hard and earn his keep, and to keep himself overpoweringly cologned at all times. This schism of difference between WASPs and “ethnic whites” is what most of the film is about.
Hijinks and shenanigans ensue in this WASPs vs. ethnic whites culture clash, all taking place on the Collins family’s vast summer home smack dab in the middle of a country club—the whitest location possible.
Ellie, depicted as the most reasonable of the wacky bunch, is nevertheless an up-and-coming artist who peddles in minimalist vagina portraits and who indulges in matching pajama sets with the rest of her insane family. Thus, there is an immediate awkwardness with Salvo’s presence—that of an old-school, working-class guy who needs to know how much lunch costs so he can pay the Collins clan back, and who can’t fathom the thought of spending a day doing nothing but enjoying it.
Beyond the tepid cultural commentary, the film has few other redeeming qualities. Shot blandly by cinematographer Rogier Stoffers , the film looks and feels about as cinematic as a television sitcom—though, the latter can sometimes look even better these days! Terruso, whose previous work includes the Apple TV+ series, a Netflix teen comedy and a couple of little-seen indies, feels more like a hired hand in the director’s chair.
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