Critical Reception
Reviews of the film are mixed; the review summary site Rotten Tomatoes gives an overall "Rotten" rating of 42% and a consensus stating "The script is mediocre and fails to give Ferrell a proper comedic showcase." Most reviews give credit to Will Ferrell's performance, but criticize the screenplay as unoriginal and illogical. Ferrell becomes addicted to coffee, which is used to explain his agressive behavior, but suddenly snaps out of it and empathizes with his son and makes up with his father; his wife seems to tolerate his behavior with little complaint throughout; and many members of his soccer team are completely undeveloped as characters Ebert & Roeper gave the film "two thumbs up".
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