Kicking & Screaming

I cannot believe I am giving a Will Ferrell movie five stars but it was really laugh out loud great. My children loved it. Our pediatrician recommended it in her quarantine weekly letter and I had never seen it but my kids play soccer so I thought it may be good and decided to give it a shot. I am glad I did. Other than the joke of the father saying the mother is dead and the (adult) son correcting him that they are actually only divorced, the movie was fine for my kids. I had never heard of this movie but it is cute and the soccer games are really fun to watch too if you have a child who plays. The father is a tough competitor but not in a scary way and of course the end turns out to be heartwarming.

Kicking and Screaming is sort of a mixed bag. I think at points it will appeal to the Will Farrell fans, which I consider myself to be. There's enough of Ferrell's zaniness in the film to entertain you, but, as usual, he goes a bit over-the-top and this might grate on your nerves. I think Ferrell can really carry a film with his antics, though, so I guess I'm a little partial to his films. The plot of the film, while passable, is very formulaic in its underdog overcomes bully and main character learns his lesson in a rushed, trite, predictable way. Farrell plays a man who is second fiddle to his father, who is a perennial "winner." As you might guess, Ferrell becomes coach of a group of losers who he tries to turn into winners, all the while trying to be a good father figure to his son. As he tries to compete with his father (Robert Duvall), he seems to lose his mind over winning (and drinking copious amounts of caffeine). You will probably see his epiphany before he does. It's a film that is entertaining and funny mostly, but you will probably feel like you've seen it before.There are a few funny extras included in the disc that are worth watching, most notably the outtakes with some of kids.In total, Kicking and Screaming is a funny film, but don't expect too much.

I'm not the worlds biggest Will Ferrell fan, but I find this movie absolutely hilarious. I have through dozens and dozens of sports movies and I hate them and find them totally formulaic. I can't figure out which aspect of this movie is funnier: the fact that it is an extremely clever spoof of the "under-dog" sports movie or Ferrell's performance of a man slowly driven to madness by his overbearing father and Mike Dicta. It' had plenty of off-beat quirky moments that caught me by surprise. Most people haven't seen it, and it might be because trying to walk an awkward line between being a kids movie and a grown up movie. However there isn't in raunchy stuff in it so it's fine for kids even though some of the subtler humor may go over their heads (i.e, the awkwardness of Will Ferrell's dad marrying a woman younger than his own wife). If your looking for a Not-to-heavy comedy to get a few laughs, I'd say go for it.

I can't get enough of this movie.  Kicking and Screaming  is hilarious! Easily the funniest Will Farrell movie ever. Also probably the best sports movie. Will Farrell works really well the the kids - as well as Mike Ditka (who has a great role). Each kid has his own personality and character, with Byong Sun easily the most adorable. From the coffee addition to Farrell's abuse of rival teams,  Kicking and Screaming  will leave you screaming for more. I'd give it 6 stars if possible! I only wish there was an extended edition with the deleted scenes incorporated - some of the Ditka scenes are awesome.

The movie is good but sad to say the DVD did not last more than a couple of times before it started to skip, freeze and loose audio. I'm very disappointed and may see about getting the video elsewhere.

So funny...a classic Will Farrell conedy that's not at all high-brow, but just a lot of fun for the entire family. Probably wouldn't recommend this for young kids (there are some adult themes they won't get) but for our teen and tween it was a fun family night flick.

This movie is great. Very nostalgic for me. This might offend some, but only if you don’t contextualize it with the fact that it was released in 2005.

Meh. Maybe my teens were too old for this. It was a once and done for us. It was okay.

I didn't buy this for ages because of the terrible reviews. I eventually bought it and watched it and was quite surprised. It's not great, the Dad is a psychiatrists dream, but the criticism of farrell being too OTT is misplaced. During the film he becomes a coffee addict and it has a very hyper effect on him. Just thinking of Farrell I think you can imagine what this would look like, but it's all in keeping with what has happened to him.You know the end as soon as it begins, but it's still a fun journey.Not great, but certainly no stinker for a family viewing.

I love will ferrell in movies think he is really funny, in things such as the other guys and the anchorman, Looked at this on amazon and was curious as to how this would be as its a PG.... however its just like the others, no really violent humour , or swearing, or sex, or drugs... but apart from that its the same. This would be suitable for all ages really.I will point out the obvious fact that this is not a serious film or clever. Its just an easy watch, but a great one at that.

I purchased this after having been shown a short clip from in on a large number of Coaching Courses.The film is very funny but the scary thing is that it is far to close to a lot of the negative things that can happen in Junior Sports.It was shown as a warning to us but I believe it is worth it for any coach to watch to see if they do the same things!

Hadn't come across this film before, but bought it for my son to keep him entertained on holiday, we both enjoyed it, the kids are brilliant and some of their performances outshine Will Ferrell, a good light hearted film.

Ok family film but I find Will Ferrell a bit annoying.