Kicking and Screaming
Throughout his childhood, Phil Wetson, a professional trainer, suffers from the hard personality of his father who is also a sportive man. After taking the mission of training a soccer team of kids, his life changes completely when he finds himself act like his father in training kids, in order to win the competition.
12 October 1992, Union, Kentucky, USA
30 April 1994
5 September 1992, New Jersey, USA
22 July 1957, Burbank, California, USA
28 October 1952, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
April 29, 2009
Is this all there is to Ferrell's career? Mediocre comedies, and wasted talent?December 07, 2007
If this footy film was in a league it would be languishing at the bottom of the Vauxhall Conference.May 21, 2005
... barely watchable.September 25, 2006
Kicking & Screaming succeeds because it understands its target audience, refraining from playing it too cute or crude. Though predictable, it's well executed.May 13, 2005
Ferrell is one of the film's few bright lights. It's a shame to hide that subversive beacon under a bushel of dully inspirational sports movie cliches.September 26, 2005
This isn't the worst setup for a kiddie comedy, but it proves that Ferrell alone can't carry a film.May 13, 2005
As lazy, bloated and TV-screen- friendly as shameless promos come.May 19, 2005
A zero, but the title describes how the audience is likely to react, perfectly.August 07, 2008
Director Jesse Dylan, desperate to avoid yawns, flails madly with staging, editing, slow motion -- any trick he can think of, whether it fits or works or not.February 01, 2006
Mostly uselessAugust 16, 2007
Will Ferrell has become the most unlikely embodiment of wholesome family fun since Fred MacMurray gave up film noir for My Three Sons.September 26, 2006
The picture is a little about soccer, a little about parenting, and a lot about laughing. Mike Ditka shows up and delivers a kick-butt performance.