Kicking And Screaming (Full Screen)

Format

DVD

Rating

PG

Title

Kicking and screaming

Funny man, will Ferrells humorous man-child antics meet actual kids in this soccer comedy. As vitamin salesman, Phil Weston, Farrell‘s, a sensitive man, easily capable about crying and sewing. Unfortunately, for Phil, these qualities have never quite endeared him to his tough as nails father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who will stop at nothing to one up, Phil. He goes so far as benching Phils, 10 year old son, his own grandson on the youth soccer team, he coaches. When Phil begs for more playing time for the boy, Buck trades his grandson to the last place team, the Tigers. Not just any normal, cellar dwelling outfit, the Tigers feature a cast of lovable losers, who prefer eating worms and telling jokes to playing soccer. When the Tigers coach leaves, putting the season on the line, an inexperience Phil steps in to helm his sons new team. With help from Buck’s neighbor and rival, real life football coach, Mike Ditka hilariously playing himself the Tigers turn this season around. Fueled by a raging caffeine habit, Phil starts to be overly obsessed with beating Buck, losing sight of why he took the job in the first place to be a better dad to his own son. Director, Jesse, Dylan (American wedding) is a natural for the storyline, being famed musician, Bob Dylan, son. Farrell, for once, is content to place straight man to the crazy tykes in the first half of the film, before he unleashes his trademark zaniness. Those attributes alone, along with fun, loving family themes, makes kicking and screaming a treat for fans, both young and old. 4G

Movie TV Genre

Comedy