Fatherhood
Fatherhood is a 2021 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz from a screenplay by Weitz and Dana Stevens based on the 2011 memoir Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love by Matthew Logelin. The film stars Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Frankie R. Faison, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise, Anthony Carrigan, Melody Hurd, and Paul Reiser, and follows a new father who struggles to raise his daughter after the sudden death of his wife. Originally scheduled to be released in theaters by Sony Pictures Releasing, Fatherhood was sold to Netflix during the COVID-19 pandemic and was digitally released on June 18, 2021. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for its formulaic approach but the emotional weight and Hart's against-type performance receiving praise.
The first thing I want to say is that I love havin' you here. I know you do. [Matt] No, I… I love it. But what worries me is that if you're here… you know, if you're… if you're here for an extended period of time, we're gonna end up gettin' on each other's nerves. In just six months? That's why I was thinking maybe you could leave when my mom leaves. What would I look like goin' home before I know that you are capable of taking care of my newborn grandchild? How are you ever gonna know if you don't let me do it? [Jordan] That is a great damn point. Huh? Forty-love. [laughs] Forty-love, Matt. Here you go, brother. Look what I got for you, huh? What is that, Jordan? -I got you a pet. -That's a goldfish. And let me tell you somethin', kids with pets are really happy. Also, they don't get any allergies. Did you know that?
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-Damn it, you read the same article. -Okay. Jordan, this is… this is-- [sighs] All right, I'm bullshitting you, man. I'm sorry. Excuse my French. I hate this fish. You remember Tanya? She gave me this fish. Tanya broke up with me and left this dirty-ass fish in my house. Can you take me to the baby store?
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-Hell yeah! -Thank you. Team Single Father! I'm here to help you at the end of the day. Thank you. Okay, Marion. How about we do this? How about… how about, when you go back, right, I promise to give you updates, let you know how Maddy's doin'? Uh, I'll post pictures on my Instagram all the time. All right. I will go home when Anna goes. But if you are not handling everything all very well, you move your butt back to Minnesota. -Why would I agree to that? -Because it's not about you. [clicks tongue]
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[Matt] Oh, here we go. This is, uh… this is your diaper rash ointment for you. This one's Maddy's. Just do… do his separate. Here. Just put yours over there so she knows that you have to pay for the stuff that you got for your problem by yourself. And this one's the one I'm paying for for Maddy. -That's yours. This is Maddy's. -Okay. He says situa-- I mean… -Bumps. -Bumps. But it's… it's shavin' bumps. -On your butt. -[Jordan] Not on my butt. -I have shavin' bumps from shavin' and-- -On your… And I saw a video that people use diaper rash ointment to keep their skin clear from gaining shavin' bumps. That's why I got such a smooth neck. -Look how-- -You look great… -I look great? -Yeah. See, look at that. Yeah, she said I look great. Ask to see his butt.
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Okay. Why do you keep acting like you dumb, huh? Because I didn't see it, I'm acting like I'm dumb? You acting like a dumb mother-fudger right now. -Don't cuss at me in front of my child. -I didn't. I called you a mother-fudger. Why are you sayin' "fudge"? There's a baby. I don't wanna curse in front of the baby. So why not just choose another word? I did. "Fudge."
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