I was sent a copy of Delivery Man starring Vince Vaughn to watch and review. Opinions of the movie are 100% my own.
Last Thursday Allison and I had a free night so we watched Delivery Man. I had heard about this movie and I had also participated in some campaigns to promote it. I was interested to see it because the idea was a crazy one. A guy, lovable loser David Wozniak – Vince Vaughn, donates to a sperm bank an exorbitant amount of times and his donations are also selected many many times, so many that he is the father of 533 children. When a group of those children sue the donation facility to find the identity of their father Davids already crazy life gets turned upside down but at the same time he finds purpose and order.
I thought this was a cute movie. Certainly a fun Friday night on the couch rental type movie. The performances by Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders and Chris Pratt were good. I especially liked Chris Pratt and Vince Vaughn talking while all of Chris’ kids were misbehaving. It was one of my favorite scenes, here is a small snippet.
“I Think I Want a Kid”
I know that parents can certainly relate to this scenario. How often do you feel like whatever you say beyond the word “cookie” are falling on deaf ears. Keep at it because those things that you say over and over will eventually sink in. They will hear you and more so they will hear your actions. So, say what you will but do what you want them to do.
Despite the whole premise of Delivery Man being so unbelievable there are genuine moments of heart in this movie. Moments of parenthood that may not happen in every family but if you have 533 kids you are going to experience the gamut of situations. All through it David is a guy who tries, fails often but keeps trying and has some great moments of success. It is worth picking up to watch.
Below I have the official movie synopsis as well as some clips from the movie and one deleted scene, which in my opinion it should have been deleted, it doesn’t quite fit.
CLIPS:
“Yo No Soy David Wozniak”
“Guardian Angel”
“What Did You Guys Think?”
“I Don’t Have Mental Problems”
Bonus Clip: Deleted Scene
DON’T MISS VINCE VAUGHN, COBIE SMULDERS & CHRIS PRATT IN THE OUTRAGEOUS AND HEARTWARMING STORY ABOUT AN AFFABLE, MIDDLE-AGED UNDERACHIEVER WHO FINDS OUT HE HAS FATHERED 533 CHILDREN
Delivers on Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand on March 25, 2014
Film Synopsis: In this heartwarming comedy, underachiever David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn) learns he’s actually an overachiever — he’s fathered 533 children via donations made twenty years earlier! David soon discovers that the shock of his life might just be the best thing that’s ever happened to him. Along the way he discovers not only his true self, but also the father he could become. Also starring Chris Pratt and Cobie Smulders — and complete with bonus materials, including behind-the-scenes footage — it’s a feel-good movie that really delivers.
Cast: Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers, Couples Retreat) as David Wozniack; Cobie Smulders (Marvel’s The Avengers, TV’s “How I Met Your Mother”) as Emma, David’s Girlfriend & Chris Pratt (Moneyball, The Five-Year Engagement) as Brett, David’s Best Friend
Executive Producer: Scott Mednick (300, We Are Marshall, Superman Returns)
Director & Writer: Ken Scott (Starbuck)
Release Dates: March 25, 2014 (Direct Prebook: 1/28; Distributor Prebook: 2/11)
Available Formats: 1-Disc Blu-ray, 1-Disc DVD, Digital HD/SD & On-Demand
Bonus Features: Building Family (Blu-ray & Digital)
Vince Vaughn: Off The Cuff (Blu-ray & Digital)
“I Got The Part” (Blu-ray & Digital)
Bloopers (Blu-ray, DVD & Digital)
Deleted Scene: You Are Under Arrest (Blu-ray, DVD & Digital)
*Digital bonus offerings will vary per retailer
Feature Run Time: Approx. 105-minutes
Rated: PG-13 (for thematic elements, sexual content, some drug material, brief violence and language)
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I really like Vince Vaughan as an actor but he does way too many of these middle-aged-white-guy-down-on-his-luck-trying-to-be-somebody movies. It worked well in movies like Dodgeball but overall they seem beneath his talent level. I dunno, I’ve seen him in interviews and he kind of comes across like those characters but then you see him in Wedding Crashers or Old School and he plays so much more entertaining characters.
I wanted to love it, I just couldn’t. 🙁
I’m glad you enjoyed it though.