Why Him?

A very enjoyable, modern, original and highly high tech comedy with an excellent James Franco and Bryan Cranston. The film puts the viewer in a good mood from the beginning and entertains from start to finish. I found Franco's villa the most interesting as it had lots of innovative devices (toilets!). I also loved the rather large role for the great comedian Keegan Michael Key, who added a touch of zest. I laughed. 85%. (2017-01-14)

It’s always lots of fun when two guys are fighting over one woman. And when they're each from a different generation, it's even more fun. It's just that what's going on here is unparalleled. I can remember exactly the last time I rolled around laughing like that. That time it was at The Hangover. And that was quite a few years ago. Franco, as Ned's crazy boyfriend, is both a jerk and an amazing guy. The dad is a little bit of a curmudgeon, but it's so much fun to watch Ned drive him crazy. Definitely the comedy of the past year for me. 5 stars. (2017-01-20)

It lacked something for a higher rating, and it's not a film I would need to return to, but otherwise this comedy fulfilled its purpose – I had a good time and even shed a tear while laughing. Yeah James Franco, so yeah bawdy and vulgar humour, but once in a while why not. The performances of Franco and Cranston, in particular, some of their facial expressions were hilarious. (2017-01-10)

I wasn't expecting Cranston to get into creepy prissy shit likethis, but he literally dove head first into it. He's still likeable despite his silly role, as is his counterpart Franco, who's even funny at times, but everything around them is steeped in the ugly genre stereotype of recent years, where every twist and turn is read beforehand and every great joke is disgraced by ten cheap dirty innuendos. Two stars, except for the actors, solely for the reference to Pink Panther, which amused really sincerely. (2017-05-02)

I admit that I was very hesitant between three and four stars. Three stars because, in my opinion, it at times dabbles unnecessarily in current American pop culture, which no American comedy can help; and four stars because I laughed a lot at it. In the end, however, sincerity and the desire to have fun with a comedy won, which again hasn’t happened to me for a long time. And James Franco dominated the movie perfectly. In the end, I couldn’t help but get the impression that the movie was far too similar to Meet the Parents until I read the end credits and found out that Ben Stiller was one of the producers. The relationship between a dad and his daughters’ boyfriend is absolutely clear. Either way, I can give nothing else for such a hoot. So far, the best comedy of the last two years that came from America. And probably one of the best characters of James Franco in the last few years. And he has had a fair share of those. (2017-07-12)