Like Father Like Son
1987
Comedy
A body-swapping comedy that came out before the similarly- themed, Vice Versa starring 'The Wonder Years' Fred Savage and 'Beverly Hills Cop' Judge Reinhold, I had reasonable hopes that this would be okay. But instead, this was a tedious watch from beginning to end and seems to be nothing more than a vanity project for Kirk Cameron, who was pretty big at the time and existed to capitalise on his popularity. Dudley Moore is awkwardly utilised and isn't given much to work with, script-wise that because in terms of genuine comedy, it is so lacking and his efforts aren't enough to elevate or salvage it by means of making it funny. I barely laughed. Kirk Cameron tries, but his character is charm less. The plot at the beginning makes little to no sense in relation to the main characters and how it ties in with the story. Aerosmith's 'Dude Looks Like A Lady' plays in the background, a song that featured in Mrs Doubtfire and one that makes far more sense than in Like Father Like Son. I'm pretty sure (and hoping) the remake of Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan of 2003 is better than this.
Is It Worth Watching?
Even with the negative reviews, I had an inkling that this would surprise me and that I'd enjoy it, but I didn't. Worst still, it was bland and didn't provide anything that was and is remotely amusing for a comedy.
Overall:
1987
Comedy
A body-swapping comedy that came out before the similarly- themed, Vice Versa starring 'The Wonder Years' Fred Savage and 'Beverly Hills Cop' Judge Reinhold, I had reasonable hopes that this would be okay. But instead, this was a tedious watch from beginning to end and seems to be nothing more than a vanity project for Kirk Cameron, who was pretty big at the time and existed to capitalise on his popularity. Dudley Moore is awkwardly utilised and isn't given much to work with, script-wise that because in terms of genuine comedy, it is so lacking and his efforts aren't enough to elevate or salvage it by means of making it funny. I barely laughed. Kirk Cameron tries, but his character is charm less. The plot at the beginning makes little to no sense in relation to the main characters and how it ties in with the story. Aerosmith's 'Dude Looks Like A Lady' plays in the background, a song that featured in Mrs Doubtfire and one that makes far more sense than in Like Father Like Son. I'm pretty sure (and hoping) the remake of Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan of 2003 is better than this.
Is It Worth Watching?
Even with the negative reviews, I had an inkling that this would surprise me and that I'd enjoy it, but I didn't. Worst still, it was bland and didn't provide anything that was and is remotely amusing for a comedy.
Overall:
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