Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.
The movie develops a hopelessly split personality.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
12 Jun 2013
rotten:
It does suggest, ultimately, that if more wards of the state would run off to join their fathers on cross-country crime sprees, we could lick these corrupt foster-care and inattentive-dad problems.
– Steve Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jul 2014
rotten:
Despite its best intentions, Father Hood is destined to become leftovers in the video store.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
8 Jul 2014
rotten:
Father Hood isn't so much undemanding as vapid, disjointed rather than antic. And if this film is a romp, then so is bearbaiting.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jul 2014
fresh:
Most of the characters may be trapped in programmed spontaneity, but you can get a real lift out of the landscapes, the crisp sunlight splayed over gas stations and billboards, and the cannonade of '50s and '60s rock oldies.