What’s It About
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter’s birth. Inspired by a true story.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
After the first ten minutes, I was convinced. Kevin Hart is great. When his wife died, the emotion shown by Hart was priceless. Matt (Hart) is forced to deal with the death of his wife, raising his daughter, work, and in-laws before he leaves the hospital. Having to raise a child by yourself is no easy feat, but when you unexpectedly lose your partner on the same day, you are immediately emotionally drained. In Fatherhood, Matt’s family makes things so much worse. They have no faith in him and honestly don’t believe he’s capable of raising his daughter. His Mother-in-law, Marian (Alfre Woodard), was the main culprit. She wanted her granddaughter and gave Matt an ultimatum. If he couldn’t raise his daughter, Maddy, he would give her to Marian. Needless to say, Matt, through all of his uncertainties, was able to raise his daughter with minimal family assistance. The most impressive part of this movie was watching him conquer his shortcoming and prove to his family, friends, boss, and especially himself that he was a worthy parent. The only issue I had with the film was Jordan, played by Lil Rel Howery. His character was very annoying, and most of the time, his comments seemed inappropriate for the situation. His work friend Oscar (Anthony Carrigan) was just as irritating, but he knew when to shut up. To be fair, if I compare this film to real-life situations, there will always be that friend or family member that says the wrong thing at the wrong time – all the time, so keep that in mind while watching. Last note; Fatherhood is one of the few movies that show a side of parenting that just recently started getting the attention it so desperately needs. As a Black man in America, we need more representation for single fathers raising their children alone or with limited assistance.
OUR RATING – A HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD 8
MEDIA
- Genre – Drama
- Street date
- Digital – April 19th, 2022
- DVD/Blu-Ray/4K – June 14th, 2022
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English: DTS-HD MA 5.1, French: DTS-HD MA 5.1, English Descriptive Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles – English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras
- none