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WHY HIM?












This week ill be taking about the recent comedy "Why him?". It's a comedy staring James Franco and Bryan Cranston. The film is about an uptight dad played by Bryan Cranston that loves his precious daughter who is a senior in college, the uptight dad, "Ned" and his wife and son go out to visit their daughter Stephanie played by Zoey Deutch and meet her new boyfriend Laird played by James Franco.  During the trip the parents are shocked to find out that Laird is a Silicon Valley Millionaire and that he's 10 years older than Stephanie. 
I found the movie to be really funny at times and at other times pretty mediocre. both Franco and Cranston play their Characters really well, you'll find Franco’s character is obscene but hilarious  whilst Cranston’s Character is pretty cliche uptight dad. its one of those classic family comedies like “Meet the Fockers” in a way but its a lot more modern, and James Francos' character Laird takes it to a whole new level of inappropriate. Through out the movie theres some obvious tension between Laird and Ned and this just spikes when Ned finds out Laird wants to pop the question to Stephanie. This may seem pretty cliche but John Hamburg the director has managed to pull it away from the obvious and create a new type of comical feel to the movie. I do recommend watching it though, you might love it, you might not .



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