6/18/21- Netflix – Nice movie since Father’s Day is around the corner.
Q-tips say: See it, we enjoyed it. Some critics did not like it. that in itself might warrant two thumbs up. They are not always right.
A widowed dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. The beginning is devoted to a lot of familiar scenarios and gags, such as Matt being ill-prepared for mechanics of caring for a baby (some gross—but completely natural—stuff involving diapers and some bickering about how to attach a car seat), trying to juggle being a new father and having a career (Paul Reiser is amusing as Matt’s absent-minded but basically sympathetic boss), and some arguments with Marian about moving from Boston back home to Minnesota. were she and Matt’s mother live. The result is a sweet and tender, charming and funny, and sad and surprisingly thoughtful tale about the many rewards and multiple, unexpected difficulties of parenthood—and especially being a single parent.