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Dennis Quaid is a sales executive for a "Sports Illustrated"-like mafazine which had just been takebn over by a Rupert Murdock-like conglomerate run by (an uncredited) Malcolm McDowell. McDowell's evil henchman replaces Quis with a brash you8ng man half his age (Topher Grace). Quaid then discovers that his wife is pregnant and later that his college age older daughter (Scarlett Johansson) is datong Grace in secret. About 2/3 of the way through the film takes an abrupt turn and the entire third act is just not very convincing. Still, enjoyable, once.
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They promoted it as a comedy, but it played like a drama with little humor. I'm not big on Scarlet's attitude.
Agree completely with your comments. I couldn't understand why Quaid was so upset his daughter was dating the guy.... a successful up and coming executive???? Would he rather she was dating a loser drug addict?
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that Quaid was reporting to his daughter's boyfriend, to a guy half his age with no experience?
Can you blame a guy for getting distracted after seeing Scarlett's assets?
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So that causes him to punch the guy out?I don't know.... a lot of guys would be happy their daughter was dating their boss - don't you think?
Not to mention she was over 18 and it's none of his business anyway what she does.
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Well, without being demeaning, here is my theory: Quaid looks at this young whippersnapper as taking his job. Many movers and shakers view their job as their property, particularly when they have been with the company for many years, invested their professional careers there, moved up the ranks, and have eventually accumulated a client base. Then, as if this young whippersnapper taking his job were not enough, he must now see this guy in his social life, apparently, because the job was not enough, the young whippersnapper must now obtain his daughter, which, I would imagine, he feels a certain property right to, as fathers sometimes do with their daughters. In polite society, I believe it is referred to as "being protective."
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