'The Breadwinner' Review: Nate Bargatze's Mr. Mom Update Falls Flat
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Natalia Winkelman
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
A review of Eric Appel's comedy 'The Breadwinner,' starring Nate Bargatze, which is described as an unimaginative update of the 1983 film 'Mr. Mom.' The film relies on puerile humor, male bungling, and pratfalls, offering few genuine laughs despite Bargatze's comedic talents.
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· 3 pulled'When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!' read the tagline for Stan Dragoti's 1983 comedy 'Mr. Mom.'
The line could just as easily be plastered across the poster of 'The Breadwinner,' an unimaginative update of the househusband formula directed by Eric Appel and starring the comedian Nate Bargatze.
The broadest of comedies, the film's often puerile humor is driven by an endless stream of male bungling, blundering and whining, only to be kicked up a notch by pratfalls of nearly every variety.
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