Synopsis
Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father's attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won't stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins.
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Cast
- Macaulay CulkinTimmy Gleason
- Ted DansonRaymond 'Ray' Gleason
- Glenne HeadlyDetective Theresa Walsh
- Saul RubinekRobert 'Bobby' Drace
- Gailard SartainCarl
- Hector ElizondoLt. G. Romayko
- Kathleen WilhoiteKitty
- Dann FlorekWayne
- Seth SmithBoy In Bathroom
- Sam HorriganBoy On Subway
Recommendations
- 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie never convinced me that much chemistry existed between the cop and the ex-con. And, for that matter, I wasn't much moved by Macaulay Culkin's performance as the smart little waif. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Culkin and Danson develop some comic chemistry that’s disarming only if you haven’t tired of both actors’ patented shticks by now. - 40
Time Out
The script is formula and so is the direction, which leaves the acting. According to the credits, Danson had an acting coach, but he's a warm enough presence to be able to carry a film as slight as this without needing one; instead the coach should have worked with Culkin, who can't even eat a sandwich convincingly. - 40
Variety
Neither Macaulay Culkin nor Ted Danson has improved his luck in selecting projects with this schizophrenic comedy, which can't decide if it wants to be broadly farcical or fuzzily heartwarming. While it fares better on the latter front, pic doesn't succeed on either level and should test the patience even among Culkin's peer group. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Kiddies longing for a Mac attack this summer won’t be enlivened by the tepid shenanigans and mushy maunderings of Getting Even With Dad. - 30
The New York Times
Both Mr. Danson and Mr. Culkin make the film's predictable ending far more effective than it might have been. They are warm without being sappy. It's too bad that the audience, parents and children, are likely to have grown restless long before then. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
A smug comedy about a precocious child who teaches his deadbeat dad about the true meaning of family, GETTING EVEN WITH DAD is only occasionally funny and commits every sin in the sitcom lexicon. - 25
Washington Post
The fun never stops because it never starts.
