Delivery Man

2013 "You're never quite ready for what life delivers."
6.3| 1h45m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 22 November 2013 Released
Producted By: DreamWorks Pictures
Country: United States of America
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An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

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Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
hannahventisei the premise is interesting and fairly untapped but there was no real character arc for Vince Vaughn - he goes from a guy who wants to have a baby (despite the protests of his miserable, useless friend) to a guy who has more kids than he could possibly imagine. However, this means that he has not developed at all: he didn't learn that he actually did want kids because he wanted them already, he didn't learn to be more open due to his diverse students because he wasn't prejudiced before anyway, his job seems pretty unrelated to his character and also teaches him nothing. Due to this lack of character arc the plot seems to just meander without the viewer being particularly connected. Stuff kind of just happens with minimal set up and as a result although well paced, you often find yourself asking 'is this film actually going anywhere'. the film asks some interesting questions about rights of parents, particularly sperm donors, but in some ways it raises so many questions that it doesn't answer any of them adequately or satisfyingly. The film doesn't really have a message and if it did that would help to tie together the random seeming plot developments. zero chemistry between Vince Vaughn and Conor Smulders and no real reason why he can't tell his girlfriend about all his kids apart from some bogus law suit that doesn't even really make sense since Vaughn seems happy to meet his children?characters have no real depth - to the point that at one point they refer to Vince Vaughn by his character's name and I thought he might have been using a fake name because I was so underinvested in this character that I didn't even know is name. This lack of connection means that key plot points fall flat because, for instance, I don't really care that Vaughn is in debt because he doesn't seem to have any real personality traits or flaws.as you watch this film you also think 'who is this film for'? It's not really a comedy, I mean I didn't laugh throughout the whole film, but it's also not taking itself seriously enough for a drama. conclusion: this film is confused about what it is and as a result it lacks coherence, doesn't endear the audience to the characters and results in the viewer very quickly forgetting the film/taking absolutely no message away from it.
mathmaniac I heard about this movie because it has Chris Pratt when he was a bit pudgier. I wanted to see for myself!While watching the movie, it occurred to me that the main character was thrust into a situation in which he experiences a lot of the bad parts of parenting that you can have when your child reaches adulthood. With none of the fun of seeing them develop and raising them through tougher but more manageable stages when they are growing. It also occurred to me that the main character is extremely lucky because no matter what he comes across as he meets the young adult offspring, he can't possibly be eaten up by guilt and worry because it's just plain impossible when you talk about the number of children he gave his seed to create!At one point, he is dealing with a disabled son and you know: he can only visit him, he can't financially provide for him, he can't advocate for him. His time is limited in parenting so many offspring. Add to this the total absence (I mean zero presence) of any mother to any of multitude. It beggars belief.I enjoyed the movie, however. I thought as I watched it that there's a real future in many men spreading many seeds far and wide, creating tribes. They wouldn't have to share any beliefs. They wouldn't have to have modifications to their bodies (like circumcision or tattoos) but they would just call themselves the 'Tribe of Orange' or 'Tribe of Zemo' or 'Tribe of Triple W' and meet for festivals, set up message boards, wear tee-shirts broadcasting their membership. It's the future! These tribes wouldn't share beliefs but they would be a reason to congregate, just for fun!And also (not mentioned in the movie) a way to identify each other so they wouldn't end up marrying each other. I ended up buying the director's original telling of this story in the film, 'Starbuck.' When I saw the trailer, I recognized at least half of the scenes as being frame-for-frame the same as the American adaptation. I wonder what it will be like to view this with a French setting, French language, French actors - the originals!There have been excellent French films horribly adapted to the American screen. I hope that is not the case with this movie. It's such a great story, though, that I sent the French 'Starbuck' to a friend who speaks French. She will enjoy it, never having seen the story in any language.
charlesj-19419 I'm not a fan of Vince Vaughn. And the premise for this movie sounded terrible - the advert made it sound particularly slapstick, like it would basically be one long jerk-off joke. The title - as a play on words of "delivery" is cheap. But the film, once you get past the initial set-up of the character as one of life's losers, is really good. It was on TV, and I only had it on while I was cooking for something to be on. I caught clips then had a phone call. Surprised myself by then buying it to find out about the bits I missed and how it panned out. It is a comedy, but it is warm, and well written. Am not a clever reviewer, and if I saw a review that said "heartfelt" I'd read it as "good effort", I really enjoyed it, and thought that was worth sharing.
Shopaholic35 This movie is so unbelievable on so many levels. It's a scary thought thinking that there could be 533 mini David Wozniak's/Vince Vaughn's in this world. For such a pathetic loser he really does get some great opportunities in life. It's actually quite an insult, well you know if it was real.The first 20 minutes of this film was pretty painful but after a bit it starts to get better. It has more heart than it is funny. In fact some moments were gut wrenchingly sad. But for the most part I enjoyed this movie. As I continued to watch I began to come around to the movie and stopped overthinking the craziness of it all. It was nothing like I expected and so much deeper and emotional than I could have imagined. So no it's not a comedy but it's not a bad movie.