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The War with Grandpa

2020

Tim Hill

Robert De Niro, Oakes Fegley, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle ...

4.6

2,650

Comedy Upset that he has to share the room he loves with his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.

	Media	Author	Review
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A leftover-'80s comedy that's too benign to be funny."
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Coming off the artistic high of 'The Irishman,' De Niro returns in a bland family comedy (...) relentlessly anodyne"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] makes the Home Alone films seem sophisticated (...) There are some amusing meta-style moments"
		Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"Directed by Tim Hill with the subtlety of a bouncing anvil, scenes are often played at a pitch above human experience. It’s from the comedic school of 'louder, bigger, the music will tell them what to feel.'"
		Peter Travers ABC News	"If you take the plunge and keep your expectations low, you could do worse than watching De Niro and company shake their sillies out."
		Jude Dry IndieWire	"Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman make a valiant effort in this dull comedy (...) 'The War With Grandpa' is a sluggish hodgepodge of slapstick humor that barely holds together its illogically motivated plot."
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"[It's] aggressively boisterous but rarely funny comedy (...) There’s a pleasing kernel of genuine warmth glowing at the heart of this movie, but it’s been heavily insulated—almost buried—by juvenile silliness"
		John Serba Decider	"I hereby quantify 'The War with Grandpa': 94 minutes, 312 cringes, one chuckle, 73 groans of anguish"
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"What were these people thinking? That’s the question I asked myself over and over again while watching 'The War with Grandpa' (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"It’s a very minor victory to report that rather than being bad, it’s merely bland (...) Astle and Ember keep things base-level (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Another forgettable Robert De Niro comedy (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

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