The premise is a little out there. It's a comedy, so it can work, but I'm pretty sure no drama could maintain credibility with this as the starting point. Vince Vaughn donated sperm to a fertility clinic many years ago, and the clinic, for an unexplained reason, used his sample to fertilize all of the patients that came to the clinic for the time that they had viable samples.
Vince is also a meat delivery man for his family's meat processing company. His brother comments that he is the worst delivery man ever, and I'm inclined to agree. I'm not sure that we saw him deliver any meat during this movie. Yes, he used the company van a lot, but the meat in the back either went bad or he eventually gave away.
Some people like Vince Vaughn, and some people don't. I generally like him, but I think there can be too much Vince at times. In this movie, they generally restrain the usual Vaughn idiosyncrasies and allow the comedy to kind of unfold itself in front of the viewers. I thought Vince did a pretty good job in this. The movie reminds me of Liar Liar where they were able to water down Jim Carrey's comedy style enough to make him seem normal and give the script and dialog enough time to tell the story and be funny.
Chris Pratt comes from Parks and Recreation to be the best friend and lawyer representing Vince in the fight for anonymity against all of the children that have filed suit as a collective to unmask their father. Better than his legal skills is his parenting advice. He's a reluctant father of many children and gives some terrible and very funny suggestions.
Some of the kids bring less than stellar performances, but none of them really drags the movie down. The family all seem to do a good job, even though they certainly aren't the focal point of any of the scenes. In fact, Vince is pretty much center stage for the entire film. Assuming you can get past that pretty unbelievable premise, it's an enjoyable movie.
Directing is good
Acting is good
Story is not entirely believable
Dialog is very good
3.25/5
