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Synopsis: Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) is a mild-mannered suburban dad who's suddenly transformed into a caffeine-fueled sports maniac when he becomes the coach of his son's unruly soccer team. But when the championship pits Phil's underdog team against the squad coached by his own domineering dad (Robert Duvall), it's game on for the most uproarious mismatch of the season.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall
Supporting actors: Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Dylan McLaughlin, Josh Hutcherson, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Jeremy Bergman, Elliott Cho, Erik Walker, Dallas McKinney, Francesco Liotti, Alessandro Ruggiero, Sammy Fine, Timmy Deters, David Herman, Rachael Harris, Laura Kightlinger, Jim Turner, Julia Campbell, Phill Lewis
Directed by: Jesse Dylan
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
Release year: 2005
Studio: Universal Studios
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor.
ASIN: B000JCPWKW (Rental) and B000I9S60Y (Purchase)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny until the comedy is allowed to get out of hand, December 21, 2005
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kicking and Screaming (DVD)
Will Ferrell is always funny, and the part of Phil Weston would seem to be tailor-made for his comedic antics. Phil's basically a little boy in a man's body, a little boy who wants to finally prove himself to his father and make up for never having met the old man's expectations. Robert Duvall lends the film an importance presence and additional laughs as the highly competitive Buck Weston, sporting goods king and highly successful coach of the Youth Soccer League Gladiators team. Phil (Ferrell) has never been able to get a leg up on his father - but certainly not from lack of effort. When he got married, his father got re-married; when he had a son, his father's wife gave birth to a son (slightly larger, of course) the same day. Young Sam and his equally young uncle Bucky play for the Gladiators, Buck's team, and they are all but unbeatable. Sam, though, is the proverbial benchwarmer, so Buck decides to trade his own grandson to the league's worst team. Yes, it's another team of misfits of all shapes and sizes that just need an incredible coach to take them to unsuspected glory. That coach is nowhere to be seen, and Phil ends up taking on the job.

That's when the competitive juices start flowing. The first big move Phil makes is to take on an assistant coach, his dad's neighbor and long-time enemy Mike Ditka. Iron Mike is surprisingly good in this film and more than holds his own beside both Ferrell and Duvall. He only takes the job to try and make Buck's life more difficult, but he soon goes about whipping the little misfits into shape. The team still stinks, but their fortunes begin to change when Ditka and Phil bring in two new players, a pair of Italian kids who were apparently born with soccer balls balanced on their feet. The team begins winning, and with every win Phil goes a little more cuckoo for cocoa puffs; his new coffee addiction doesn't really help, either. Sure, it's funny to watch Ferrell go about inspiring his team in pretty unorthodox ways, but it eventually gets to the point that the whole thing stops being funny. Even Ditka can't get behind telling the kids to cheat (without getting caught, of course) or break a few clavicles. Ferrell's character just goes so over-the-top that you just want to slap him; he lets the desire to beat his dad corrupt him completely, and the lack of moderation in the second half of the film is a real negative.

There are a lot of laughs to be had in Kicking and Screaming. It's exceedingly formulaic and predictable, but that doesn't matter all that much as long as the laughs keep coming. The script just takes Ferrell's character way too far over the line; watching a crazy guy coach soccer is funny, but watching a freak going bonkers on the sidelines is more annoying than anything else. The film could really have used more Ditka in the later stages. Don't go thinking this is some cameo by Iron Mike; he gets a lot of screen time, and he makes this movie better and funnier with all of his trademark habits.

In the end, Kicking and Screaming is a very funny movie, but it's not a great comedy. Despite excellent performances all around (especially Ditka's), the film is just too over-the-top for its own good. You can't say the movie tries to be anything more than it is, though - it's all about generating laughs and nothing else.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Average..., March 8, 2006
This review is from: Kicking and Screaming (DVD)
I normally would not have rented this but my wife loves Will. It turned out to be quite funny, and the storyline was good as well. Ditka and Duval both doing above job in terms of acting and Will is Will. Some bad acting parts by Will (when he cries in the car) but overall good movie. Good fun for the family.
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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Play dirty, but don't get caught, December 15, 2005
This review is from: Kicking and Screaming (DVD)
From the very little that I'd heard about this movie, I believed it to be a "family" or children's movie. I suppose I thought Ferrell's performance would be watered down and unlike the chracters he'd played in Anchorman and his other films. That did not turn out to be the case at all.

Will Ferrell is absolutely hilarious in his role of a quiet and repressed man who comes out of his shell when he is left to coach his son's soccer team in a league dominated by his father's team: The Gladiators. Ferrell coaches the Tigers and makes a bet with his father that he would defeat his team in the finals.

Ferrell enlists the help of ex-Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka to provide some guidance. Ditka tuns him on to coffee drinking and Ferrell takes it a step too far, becoming a raving, caffeine-fiend lunatic who pushes his team to "break collar bones" and play dirty but not get caught.

This is the type of comedy Will Ferrell fans have come to expect and I would put this performance up there with his others.

Definitely a recommended viewing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun family comedy! Kicking & Screaming scores the goal!
Me and my nephew watched this together and we BOTH loved it,Will Ferrell,Oscar winner Robert Duvall,Kate Walsh,and ex pro football player Mike Ditka shine in this hilarious family... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jason Pumphrey

3.0 out of 5 stars I may be tired of Will Ferrell's typical schtick
Most of Will Ferrell's movies cause me to laugh. In fact, I usually double-over in pain that is not too dissimilar to that of a runner. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jason

4.0 out of 5 stars Nonstop laughs the whole family can enjoy...
I'm a huge fan of Will Ferrell and so I was excited when this movie was released. Although I never got a chance to see it in the theater I rushed to buy the DVD once it was... Read more
Published on July 6, 2007 by Andrew Ellington

4.0 out of 5 stars Go Tigers
Will Ferrell What a Character, this movie is funny as hell. It's just hillarious. I love will funny actor. Read more
Published on April 30, 2007 by David A. Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY FUNNY FERRELL IS HILARIOUS!
This is another very funny comedy from the "Nut of the Decade" Will Ferrell! ferrell plays the coach of his kids soccer team and he has to go up against his father who happens to... Read more
Published on April 9, 2007 by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b

3.0 out of 5 stars Some funny moments.
This movie has it's funny moments but it's no Anchorman by any means. The two most funny scenes can be easily found on online video sites so if you've seen those then you've... Read more
Published on April 5, 2007 by D. Gundersen

3.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Been Better
This was actually a very good movie, but it could have been better. The problem is that the adult parts were played by extremely talented and experienced actors and so the course... Read more
Published on March 24, 2007 by blackturtle

5.0 out of 5 stars Kicking and Creaming
Purchased for my grandchildren, but I liked it just as much as they did!
Published on March 12, 2007 by Peggy L. Mcintyre

2.0 out of 5 stars Kicking and Screaming...the whole movie!
Unless you think it's funny to watch a grown man scream at little children for an entire movie, I wouldn't recommend this!
Published on February 25, 2007 by M. Stucky

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie for teens and adults
A librarian friend's review (from the Monroe County Library System webpage):

Will Ferrell is a giant among goofballs. Read more
Published on February 15, 2007 by Comedy Album Fanatic

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