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Critics' Corner
Desson Howe - Weekend section, "It’s hard to imagine this thing’s going to miss."

Stephen Hunter - Style section, "A lambrained American remake of the classic, bitter French farce 'Les Comperes.' "


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'Father's Day'

Scene from this movie Jack Lawrence, an intolerant Los Angeles attorney who’s working on his third wife, gets sobering news from Collette, a former girlfriend. It seems their liaison of 17 years ago bore fruit. His name is Scott, he’s now 16, and he’s run away from home. Handing Jack a photograph of Scott, she implores the lawyer to find him.

He’s intrigued at the possibility of fatherhood. And when a business trip takes him to San Francisco, where the boy was last spotted, he decides to make a few inquiries. Meanwhile, Collette springs the same fatherhood news (and photo) on Dale Putley, a despairing writer and another old flame. Dale, who has no life to speak of, throws himself wholeheartedly into the mission. Inevitably, the aspiring fathers bump into each other, compare notes and squabble over paternity rights. When they confront Collette, she tells them she’s unsure which one is the real Dad. -- Desson Howe
Rated PG-13


Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robin Williams; Billy Crystal; Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Nastassja Kinski
Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes
Filmographies: Billy Crystal; Robin Williams