Like Father (2018)

Director: Lauren Miller Rogen
Stars: Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer, Danielle Davenport
Runtime: 103 minutes

Synopsis: A workaholic woman is joined by her father who abandoned her at a young age on her honeymoon instead of her fiance who left her at the altar.

• Performances: 5/10

Why? Bell and Grammer played their roles well and even had a couple of scenes where they were able to showcase their acting abilities. However, the material they were given didn't really help them develop their characters or give them any depth. The supporting cast wasn't on par with the two leads, unfortunately. 

• Screenplay: 2/10

Why? Cheese? Check. Unoriginal story? Check. Predictable outcome? Check and check. The film never was able to grasp me, but instead succeeded to bore the hell out of me. The characters were unlikable and underdeveloped. The jokes were all safe and poorly incorporated (except for one that I found amusing).

• Costumes/Makeup: 4/10

Why? Nothing special about the costumes worn by the actors. They were pretty much wearing regular clothes the whole time. Some costume decisions felt just a bit too cliché in my opinion.

• Editing: 3/10

Why? The flick was way too long. A lot of scenes didn't need to make the final cut and just made the film unnecessary longer. The whole thing could've been at least 20 minutes shorter.

• Cinematography: 3/10

Why? Shacky and ugly for the most part. Not really the type of film where you expect gorgeous shots and interesting camera handling, though.  

• Score/Soundtrack: 3/10

Why? Does playing a random pop song every 5 minutes count as a soundtrack? There is one particular song that even contradicts something mentioned in the film about it showing how little care was put into the song choices.

FINAL GRADE: 3/10