Tati Part Time

Rehash of almost every popular US comedy with some (very few) funny moments.

The director and screenwriter seem to have no knowledge whatsoever about the world (and even more about Romania) except the informations you can usually get in movies.

The Romanian legal system references are so bad you can only laugh out loud (just a couple examples: the Family Code has been repealed for about a decade, but in the movie it seems to be in force; the Romanian court procedure does not have the "objection" part so popular in american movies; and the prenuptial agreements are authenticated by notaries and not by lawyers).

The actress who plays the little girl is great but the lead actor is average. The supporting cast is great, but with such a bad script they do what they can.

The idea of "Daddy Part-Time" is good, but WHO ARE THE WRITERS ?!! They showed no interest in this movie, and it's so obvious. Another point is that this movie is too grown-up for children, too boring and immature for adults, and definitely uninteresting for teenagers. Eva Maruta played her role just fine for a child, and I stand by that. But why was she given lines that were too grown-up for her?? She shouldn't have been exposed to some of these subjects. I honestly don't care about nepotism, this girl acted well for her age despite the bad script. This movie could have done a whole lot better if the writers had actually cared about the final product.

Forced acting and no emotions whatsoever. The main character took the role just because her father sponsored the movie, and you can tell. Unfortunately, the actress playing Maya has no talent for a movie. She tries to play the smart, witty little girl, but it completely misses the mark. As for the main character, Iustin, he also delivers a lackluster performance.

The movie has a poor script. It tries to take all the American stereotypes and translate them into Romanian society, but there's an obvious mismatch. Forced lines attempting to provoke humor are cringe-worthy. I really had high hopes for this Romanian production when I first saw the trailer, but five minutes into the film, I already knew it would be a big disappointment. Also, for a movie that is supposed to be about kids, it's too sexual.

The good: Some of the actors are great, mainly the three main ladies, the work colleagues and the kids.

The bad: The main character was played in a non-sympathetic way. I think we are supposed to like this guy by the end, but because of bad acting or bad directing or bad casting, this didn't work.

There are very few genuinely funny moments, because of the main problem of this film - the script !

Alternating between cringe-inducing jokes, casual and overt misogyny, and clichés so stale they must've dug them up from a time capsule planted in 1991, it honestly looks like the script was badly translated form a rejected American tv-movie or generated by AI.

Last but not least, the product placement is very obvious and obnoxious. It's so bad, they are just one step away from just facing the camera and reciting ad copy directly to the viewer.

This movie was so cringe, it literally hurt all the way. I was embarrassed for the actors, honestly. I can't understand what's the amount of money you have to receive to "play" in such a thing?! Badly written, so so badly played, who would ever pay to watch something like that?! Some people should really not do movies, no matter how much money they have. Pitty for Alex Bogdan, but let's say I understand that some need to eat. On some levels they tried too hard (like dressing and hairdressing the people at the party which took place in a park - so maybe it should have been more casual and less pathetic) and on other levels they didn't try at all- writing some decent lines, for example. Horrific!