Fresh
The basic joke keeps on giving and the sweetness of the parent-child bonding scenes plays well.
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out
Overview
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten
It points you toward the irresistible conclusion that for all his success Sandler feels only contempt for his audience and tremendous insecurity about his own stature in the comedy universe.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Rotten
Surprisingly mean-spirited from start to finish.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Fresh
Sandler's latest wicked pissah, a paean to let-it-all-hang-out party-guy sloppiness...
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
Rotten
If someone told you about almost every joke in That's My Boy, you would think they were either a sociopath or a budding serial killer.
James Rocchi, MSN Movies
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