Why Him?
Published May 5, 2017
Film info
- Title Why Him?
- Director John Hamburg
- Year 2016
- Run time 1hr 51m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Of all the guys his daughter could have chosen...
Ned, an overprotective dad, visits his daughter at Stanford where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird. A rivalry develops and Ned's panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns Laird is about to pop the question.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:09 | Oof, that’s a moustache! |
| 2:31 | Just shouting out Netflix titles. |
| 6:46 | “The man behind the crack.” |
| 10:30 | That house! “You sure this isn’t an Apple Store or something?” |
| 12:51 | Art out of cables is genius! |
| 15:13 | Motherboard art too! |
| 18:08 | Never heard anything less appetising than plankton foam. |
| 27:18 | That really is a huge bed. Alaskan King, is that something I need to google? |
| 29:15 | Omg, Penny is the new Siri! |
| 29:25 | Woah, so much to talk about there. They over-dubbed his words, presumably because Kaley Cuoco was not first choice, but the vocals sound completely different! Terrible edit! |
| 31:41 | He better not have just dissed Kirsten. |
| 35:43 | Sploosh! |
| 39:08 | Is it a coincidence the nerds are wearing Apple Watches and the family are wearing Misfits? |
| 45:46 | Loving the woman that lives in the ceiling! |
| 50:15 | ELON ACTUAL MUSK! |
| 1:03:28 | Dude just threw a chicken. |
| 1:19:38 | What the fudge is EarthLink? |
| 1:26:22 | “He’s under ze moose.” |
| 1:39:10 | Worst/Best proposal ever. |
| 1:42:59 | Blimp sighting! |
Thoughts
Now, don’t get me wrong, this is a terrible film. It’s crude from start to finish, some of the jokes are pretty rubbish, the acting isn’t top notch, and the story is obvious and, you know, a bit stupid. Having said that, I secretly loved it. Laughed a lot, so many nerd jokes and brilliant references. Elon Musk showed up, for crying out loud!
It’s stupid and mindless and really, not good, but still, I had a great time watching it. Can’t score it highly though, as I don’t recommend anyone watches it.
Rating: 1 / 5