The Breadwinner

Written by Bargatze with Dan Lagana and directed by Eric Appel (of “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”), “The Breadwinner” will be familiar to anyone who’s heard of the 1983 film “Mr. Mom,” but the accents are very 21st century.

Perhaps predictably, the cast’s strongest chemistry has little to do with the nuclear Wilcox clan. Bargatze comes more alive opposite his fellow comedians, who, appearing in various supporting roles, seem to understand the unusual frequency Appel is chasing better than the film’s star himself.

Bargatze’s first effort as a leading man, it seems, is yet another reminder that even the country’s biggest performers might not be able to make a comedy into a theatrical hit anymore. The Breadwinner is admittedly not very good.

Director Eric Appel has worked on plenty of funny TV series, yet in place of slick professionalism, this movie feels Scotch-taped together.

Standup’s comedy king of clean Nate Bargatze riffs on Mr. Mom for his screen acting debut. He deserves better than this phoned-in excuse for family fun. So do audiences.

The Breadwinner' has more stale corny bits than a Kellogg’s factory dumpster.

These sorts of movies do more damage to the culture than any bloody horror flick you can name, because they make the unforgivable adorable.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Finally, a clean family movie you’re not embarrassed to take your kids to. My adult son and I laughed out loud for 90 minutes! Comedy does not have to be raunchy and full of swearing. We loved it.

Adorable, fun, funny movie. We laughed out loud constantly and loved all of the characters!

Weaponized Incompetence is neither cute, nor **** wonder it's all men in these comments giving raving reviews, thinking that this is SOOOOOoooooo hilarious. What a crock of dung.