76
44
22
6
4
it was ok, had funny parts
Great and hilarious
In theory, it should be possible to have a comedy about a competition between an elderly man and a child to injure and humiliate each other, but it would need to be substantially sharper than The War with Grandpa to make the case.
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. One could argue that this merely echoes the family dynamic, but your tolerance for buffoonery will still need to be quite high.
The War With Grandpa is a sluggish hodgepodge of slapstick humor that barely holds together its illogically motivated plot.