Daddy & Them

Rating:
Summary: Don't waste your time on this turd!!!
Review: This movie was god awful from start to finish. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Thornton's other movies, especially "Bad Santa." But this flick is a piece of crap. I don't even think there was a script. They just said what came to mind. The only 2 things worth watching are Andy Griffith's un-Andy Griffith like portrayal of a man worried about his brother(Jim Varney) getting "cornholed" in jail and the first theatrical appearance of phone prankster Roy D. Mercer. Otherwise, the movie just plain sucks.

Rating:
Summary: Don't waste your time on this turd!!!
Review: This movie was god awful from start to finish. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Thornton's other movies, especially "Bad Santa." But this flick is a piece of crap. I don't even think there was a script. They just said what came to mind. The only 2 things worth watching are Andy Griffith's un-Andy Griffith like portrayal of a man worried about his brother(Jim Varney) getting "cornholed" in jail and the first theatrical appearance of phone prankster Roy D. Mercer. Otherwise, the movie just plain sucks.

Rating:
Summary: Sleeper
Review: This movie was one of those pleasant surprises...I anticipated it being bad and ended up laughing until I was sick. This has got to be the best kept secret I've seen this year.

I can definetly see how it's not for everyone, though. If you're from the south, the dialogue will slay you. I would imagine you would appreciate this movie more if you've been exposed to the type of people the movie portrayed.

My favorite line: "Like that book said 'It was the best time I'd ever had, it was the worst time I'd ever had.'"




Rating:
Summary: Nervous 'bout all the time
Review: This movie was recommended by Marshall Chapman at a performance/reading last year. She told the audience that one of her favorite lines in the movie was John Prine's, "I'm nervous 'bout all the time."

Take it from someone who grew up in the South and knows people like the characters in Daddy and Them...the dialogue is right on. I found it particularly refreshing that the Southern accents weren't overdone. Andy Griffith is perfect as Daddy and Laura Dern, Kelly Preston and the rest of the cast do a great job, as well.


See this if you like off beat movies that don't move too fast and appreciate a good laugh out loud.