Fatherhood (I) (2021) User Reviews

Kevin Hart hit every point right

[ansharora-12638 · 8/10 · 18 June 2021]

Never thought this man could be as good an emotional actor as he is a comedian. The story is simple, beautiful and very relatable for most. Hardships faced by a young single parent to raise a child not as an infant but also as a pre-teen which can be very tough. Tough how, balancing your life all around your child to give them a healthy surrounding with no one else to rely on. You don't wanna miss your golden years but at the same time you don't want to ruin your kid's life by giving no attention.

Hart played the role very well, according to his capacity and the demand of the story. Some greag actors are in it, often forgotten but always a delight to see. A good family-friendly movie to watch this Father's Day, cheers!

Kevin Hart stole the show

[wyrose-52903 · 7/10 · 18 June 2021]

Harts acting was great in this. He really showed off his acting skills in the more depressing parts of the film. Predictable plot but the movie is feel good and has lots of emotions.

Kevin Hart shows his talents!

[stormslinger · 8/10 · 23 June 2021]

When my wife and I saw the trailer, we figured it could be really good or just alright (most trailers these days show the best parts because the movie sucks). Kevin hart was superb in this one, starting from the Gut Punch you get right off the bat, up to the ending. The trials, tribulations and doubts he goes through as a working single parent are easily identifiable by countless single parents throughout the world. This movie will make you laugh, cry and appreciate the efforts of parenting, share in the grief of loss and identify with his frustrations of self-doubt. In the end, this movie was really great. I am only giving it 8/10 because, aside from Marian and Maddie, the balance of supporting cast was just average. Definitely worthy of watching at least once!

Simple but heartwarming

[wafflepenguin · 7/10 · 18 June 2021]

The plot is predictable but it's done rather well (aside from some tonal issues), making you feel good on the inside by the end. The performances are quite good, particularly by Kevin Hart which was a nice surprise as it's something that feels different to what he normally does. Melody Hurd was quite good too. Overall, it's just a nice little heartwarming film to watch. Would recommend.

Touching, without frills or drama

[Gordon-11 · 26 June 2021]

This is unexpectedly good! The story is very real, and has no frills and no drama. It just tells the joys and challenges of parenthood, in a way that connects to viewers deeply. I am touched by it.

Kevin Hart? Really?!

[PedroPires90 · 7/10 · 19 June 2021]

If you can't enjoy this, you must be a very sad person in life and not too funny on parties.

There is nothing absolutely new here, but the film does everything right with the right tone (which was not easy) and a very surprisingly good performance by Kevin Hart.

Cute

[Calicodreamin · 6/10 · 22 June 2021]

Loved Kevin Hart in this, he played the role perfectly, using some comedy but sticking mostly to the drama and being serious. The storyline flowed well but the "all falls apart" felt forced and wasn't necessary.

Fatherhood = Good. Hart = Great

[Top_Dawg_Critic · 6/10 · 6 July 2021]

Mad props to Hart for showing his real acting chops, and breaking his typecasting comedic-only roles.

As far as this film goes, it really wasn't anything new or extraordinary. It was 100% predictable, and filled with every possible cliche for it's genre. Writer and director Paul Weitz left our imagination starving with his formulaic and sappy slow paced screenplay, that felt much longer than its 109 min runtime. It also felt that Weitz intentionally left out many missed opportunities for laughter, just to keep Hart in character, which made the story that much more bland.

The only thing you'll remember down the road, is that "Kevin Hart can be a serious actor, like he was in that movie.... what was it called again?"

I fell in love with this movie

[hillnoah-67728 · 10/10 · 18 June 2021]

I'd like to start by saying I never write reviews, what can I say I'm a lazy guy however this movie really touched me in a way that I didn't see coming. Kevin Hart is a man of many talents making me laugh is one of them but absolutely tearing me up is one I never knew he would do.

If you get the opportunity to watch this movie, watch it now!

Predictable story, but still feel good

[Movi3DO · 7/10 · 18 June 2021]

Well I learned two ways babies poop and how Kevin Hart described them.

A brand new Netflix film starring Kevin Hart as a single father trying to raise his daughter.

When I saw Kevin Hart being the character in the movie, I automatically assumed that it was a comedy. Well, I was half wrong. It's mostly a drama with quite a bit of comedy. Instead of being goofy, Kevin played a calm and sad father who was still recovering from the death of his wife. He portrayed the character well and I bought his emotion and struggle as a grieving father.

The first half was Kevin Hart struggling with taking care of the screaming baby. It wasn't a surprise that Kevin's character almost lost his marbles. It's every parents' early worst nightmare. I bet my mom related to this because she often told me about how she used to raise me. Overall, this part and the montage provided good comedy and weird situations that many parent would laugh and relate to.

The meat of the story was the relationship between the father and the daughter characters, and I enjoyed their chemistry a lot. The girl who played the daughter was good and she showed the strong and a bit rebellious side of the character. In addition, they also dealt with another character coming into their life. They all were sweet and had fun moments together.

The story itself was done many times before. There wasn't anything surprising or shocking that made this movie stand out. The side characters were straightforward and each only had one job to do in the movie. The conflict and ending in the movie were also obvious, and sometimes even felt overdramatic. However, the sweet relationship between the main characters and the comedy made me feel good and smile often. Not gonna lie, but I still feel emotional despite the predictability.

Overall, a story that was done before, but I still felt good and satisfied. 7.5/10.

Feel good, watchable but lacked Depth

[nerissanewton · 5/10 · 19 June 2021]

Definitely a watchable movie and overall I enjoyed however I think it had way more potential and really lacked depth. I wish it had of dug deeper into the struggles of raising a child solo, gender stereotypes etc all while grieving the loss of your high school sweetheart. Writing was a little lazy.

Great movie Kevin Hart was incredible

[briancremins · 10/10 · 19 June 2021]

This movie was a surprise to me, i knew it was a drama but thought because it was Kevin Hart that more comedic moments would be in the movie. I was wrong this movie is one of his if not the best performance KH has done throughout his career. Watch this movie trust me you will not be disappointed.

Cute movie

[RobTheWatcher · 6/10 · 19 June 2021]

This was a sweet and cute movie/story. It definitely brought a lot of ups and downs throughout. It really didn't capture my attention the entire time but it was good for what it is.

Acceptable but superficial

[roood-44936 · 5/10 · 24 June 2021]

"A pregnant woman dies suddenly after giving birth, and the responsibility for raising remains with the father"

We are used to the actor Kevin Hart with his comedic performances and funny jokes, but this time I saw the dramatic side of the actor and he surpassed the comedic side in this movie Dramatically the movie was better, but it lacked the plot and some touches ..

The idea is okay and as I mentioned Kevin Hart's "dramatic" performance was better than the comedian , and the comedy in the movie was basically almost non-existent , I never enjoyed it, but I was a little affected in the movie ..

The narration of the events and the writing are weak , and also the characters are very acceptable in general. The film is acceptable, but it lacks more depth , meaning it is considered superficial ..

My Rating : (5.5/10)

Nice film based on real life events on being a single parent

[lisafordeay · 7/10 · 18 June 2021]

Fatherhood is a 2021 Netflix/Columbia Pictures Comedy Drama starring Kevin Hart,Melody Hurd,Deborah Ayorinde and Alfre Woodard. Directed by Chris Weiz(who was the writer for About A Boy) and based on a novel by Matthew Logelin titled Two Kisses For Maddy: A Memoir Of Loss and Love. The story is about Matthew Logelin(Hart) an African American who's been with his wife Liz(Deborah Ayorinde) since they were kids. However when Matt's wife is pregnant and has to go under a C Section for her baby,tragedy strikes when Liz dies leaving Matt heartbroken as he is left to rear his daughter Maddy(Melody Hurd) on his own without a mother figure for his child. While struggling with Maddy,Matt later meets a woman named Swan(DeWanda) and he strikes a relationship with her. But is he moving too quick or will he learn the challenges of being a single parent as well as facing obstacles along the way?

Alot of people may be baffled as to why they cast an African American for Matt Logelin instead of a Causcian but I didn't pass any remarks on the casting for this film.

Kevin Hart was very good in this film(he also served as a producer too with Chris Weiz), as I am so used to seeing him as the wise cracking buddy of Dwanye Johnson and being typecast in alot of his films.

I've always loved Kevin Hart so that's why I watched it. If your a fan of Kevin Harts do check it out on Netflix.

B.

A different side to heart

[tom-vaines · 7/10 · 28 June 2021]

This films shows a side the Kevin heart that we was still to see on the big screen! Unlike previous films such as ride along ,get hard and jumanji ,This emotional roller coaster of a film shows Matthew(kevin heart) loose his wife liz(Deborah ayorinde) shortly after giving birth to there baby girl maddy. Matthew obviously grief stricken takes it on to raise maddy alone which gives us and emotional yet funny 1h 49m of film. Kevin hart shows he has deeper levels than just comedy with this performance.

An emotional start but has a feel good ending well worth the watch.

a heartwarming family film

[a_filmcritter · 7/10 · 23 June 2021]

Kudos to Kevin Hart and the rest of the cast for delivering their characters in this film. I loved each character's portrayal. This movie had nearly every moment you'd want in a film: comedic, emotional, sentimental, and joyous scenes. Although predictable, it's something you can enjoy watching... especially with family, which was the intent of making this movie.

Some flaws in terms of acting/storytelling: I couldn't really understand why the main character decided to some of the things he did - that internal conflict with himself could've been better portrayed on screen. I also thought the ending was a bit rushed. But overall, a great film and I'm glad Kevin Hart is doing something other than only comedy movies because his versatility in acting is showing.

Good for Kevin Hart!

[BudoSenpai · 19 June 2021]

Heartwarming movie with a great cast! Have some tissues handy because the opening scenes will have you in tears. Melody Hurd (Maddy) is adorable and does a great job! I knew the haters would come out, not surprised at all! One person said, "He is a clown trying to be something he is not". Really? Kevin Hart is one of the richest comedians in the world, he has an estimated net worth of roughly over $200 Million. I think he's gonna keep trying to be something he is not! 😂

I felt way more emotion watching the trailer than I did watching the film.

[casualflxr · 6/10 · 4 July 2021]

I felt this this movie was OK, but not great.

Kevin Hart's dramatic moments were not very believable -- I didn't feel much emotion when watching him. Also, there was not much romantic chemistry between Hart's character and his love interest that appears later on in the film.

The girl who played Hart's daughter was one of the best actors in the film. She was engaging to watch and her on-screen moments where very believable.

The film felt like it was 50% comedy and 50% drama. It may have been more compelling to me if it was closer to 75% comedy and 25% drama - with quality dramatic moments that weren't rushed, unlike how they felt in this film.

Overall, this film was not favourite.

Kevin hart

[raviraushan-01515 · 10/10 · 19 June 2021]

I just felt so attached and at the end I just found myself smiling ....every time when Kevin Hart cried I also did.

Nice heart warming movie

[Tanner108 · 7/10 · 3 July 2021]

The story may not be original but it is still a nice heart warming movie. Kevin Hart is more known for his comedies but I must say that it was refreshing to see another side of him.

Unpopular opinion but movie was very boring...

[lydiaarenas · 2/10 · 21 June 2021]

Kevin Hart does an excellent job providing depth and emotion during difficult scenes. There are several heartfelt moments, however, there is no plot or character development besides Hart's character. The movie is overall very boring. If you watch this movie, don't expect there to be any plot or resolution.

Best Kevin Hart performance ever / so far.....

[nayjaymiles-26418 · 10/10 · 19 June 2021]

I hope he keeps doing movies like this, the story really hits home for me, and he nailed it.

Good for Kevin Hart

[yusufpiskin · 6/10 · 26 June 2021]

Firstly ; Kevin Hart is an actor. He hinted at this with The upside, but it shows he's a great actor here. It's interesting why he didn't show it before that.

The movie is a complete Paul Weitz movie. It gives the audience what it promises.

There's nothing to it

[mika-hallback · 3/10 · 25 June 2021]

You know that friend who tells you stories and you keep waiting for the point? Then it turns out he just told you he went to the supermarket to get some cheese, for 90 minutes.

That's this movie. Completely flat. No dramaturgy or story, just a guy who happens to be a single parent.