De Père en FlicI find it quite amusing that this is the second french-Canadian movie I see this summer (J'ai tué ma mere being the first) and both have a very similar theme of friction between child and parent and the generational gap. Looking at my own life and the relationship between me and my father I can totally see where these filmmakers are coming from.
The movie's premise is pretty much an excuse to play on these themes and the relationships between the characters. The father and son team, both cops, are sent undercover to a sleep away camp for "fathers and sons" to befriend the lawyer of a biker gang and get him to talk.
There are 5 or 6 father/son couples at the camp and we get to see different types of each and how all the characters relate to each other.
De Père en Flic plays of the father-son relationships really well although both of the main characters are pushed to the limit. The father is just a grumpy old man and the son is a laid back, sarcastic kid always trying to prove himself to his dad. Most of the jokes are good, Louis-José Houde pretty much plays himself and he is hilarious. I found the father character is slightly more portrayed as the bad guy and is less likeable although maybe its because I simply relate more to the son character. The problem with this movie comes when they try to make the scenes emotional. We know from the beginning that the fathers and sons are going to get along by the end but most of those scenes seemed very forced and were really cringe worthy.
Its a good movie, with enough laughs, smart dialogue and action and kept me entertained throughout. Fast forward through the emotional scenes, no one wants to see men cry.
I'd like to know how my father would react to this movie, he'd probably be able to relate to the father character.
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