The War with Grandpa
Directed by:
Tim HillCinematography:
Greg GardinerCast:
Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Jane Seymour, Christopher Walken, Rob Riggle, Laura Marano, Cheech Marin, Oakes Fegley, T.J. McGibbon, Juliocesar Chavez (more)VOD (1)
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Peter (Oakes Fegley) is thrilled that his Grandpa (Robert De Niro) is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. Although he loves his Grandpa, Peter wants his room back, so he has no choice... but to declare war. With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room, but Grandpa is tougher than he looks and conjures his own plans to get even. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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A pretty good comedy after a long time. Robert De Niro is good for roles like this and this war with his grandson had some inventive ideas at times. It's more of a family comedy, nothing kinky or dirty happens, but it's a fun movie to watch. Anyone looking for an easygoing film and who likes De Niro won't be disappointed. Story***, Action>No, Humor***, Violence>No, Funny****, Music***, Visual***, Atmosphere**, Suspense**. 6/10.
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The War with Grandpa, which could easily be seen as a kind of spin-off of the Fokers trilogy, will never make a dent in the comedy world, but it is acted and filmed in a likeable way, without it slipping into the nastiness or annoyingly whiny characters that abound in American comedies. The viewer is served a fairly simple story about a grandfather and his grandson, spiced up with solid jokes and non-violent wisdom about the importance of family. Thumbs up for the old guard cast of Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour and Cheech Marin, they really rocked.
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