Bill Burr's latest film is heavily dividing critics and audiences. The comedians latest Netflix film 'Old Dads' is about a trio of late-middle-aged fathers who "find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs and anything created after 1987." The film marks Burr’s directorial debut. The comedy currently has an abysmal 17% score among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, yet an impressive 90% positive rating for its audience score.
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00:00 I think you got infected.
00:01 - Oh yeah?
00:01 - Are you a doctor?
00:02 Or are you just like one of those WebMD guys?
00:03 - This is common knowledge.
00:04 You wanna keep the cut clean.
00:05 - Well, listen, I'm trying to raise a little man here,
00:06 not a (beep) pussy.
00:08 - Bill Burr's latest film is heavily dividing
00:10 critics and audiences.
00:12 The comedian's latest Netflix film, "Old Dads,"
00:15 is about a trio of late middle-aged fathers
00:17 who find themselves battling preschool principals,
00:20 millennial CEOs, and anything created after 1987.
00:24 The film marks Burr's directorial debut.
00:26 But the reviews for the movie depend on who you ask.
00:29 The comedy currently has a mere 17% score
00:32 among critics on Rotten Tomatoes,
00:34 yet an impressive 90% positive rating
00:36 for its audience score.
00:38 One fan gained headlines for declaring "Old Dads"
00:40 is quote, "The best movie I've seen in 15 years."
00:43 And another noted, "It was so hilarious
00:45 that I literally fell off my chair while laughing.
00:48 Bill Burr is like a younger version of Larry David."
00:51 Meanwhile, the Associated Press countered
00:52 that "Old Dads" is a meandering, unfunny assault
00:55 on PC culture that would seem perfectly in place
00:58 in the 1990s.
00:59 - Is there a reason we always have two white men
01:01 dominating the discussion in this room?
01:04 - Is that a white guy?
01:05 - Another critic gave the film a half star out of five
01:08 and said it was like listening to the unchained rants
01:11 of a man convinced that everybody is on his side
01:13 when they've actually left him behind years ago.
01:16 In case you're wondering, the Hollywood Reporter's review
01:18 was one of the positive ones, noting,
01:20 "If you find Burr's standup routines funny,
01:22 you'll enjoy 'Old Dads.'"
01:24 "Old Dads" is streaming now on Netflix.
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01:33 (explosion)
01:36 (upbeat music)