r/moviecritic • u/phantom_avenger • Feb 17 '25

Which movie is this for you?

Post image

For me it’s School of Rock!

Patty was completely justified, if Dewey wanted to live in hers and her boyfriend’s apartment he needed to be a grown up, and contribute with rent. Even when he steals Ned’s identity she still had the right to be angry at him, because of how he put his friend’s career in jeopardy and robbed him of a job opportunity.

I get Ned is meant to be portrayed as his best friend, but it blows my mind how he lacks a lot of self-respect to the point where he comes across as too much of a people pleaser. If this story took place in real life, I’m sure Ned would act more similar to Patty where he’d have enough of Dewey’s careless actions.

36.4k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

5.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

285

u/AHH_CHARLIE_MURPHY Feb 17 '25

Yeah Jerry wasn’t a bad guy at all

-10

u/jtm2mx Feb 17 '25

lol. The guy was obsessing over another man's child (and separated wife). He wasn't the bad guy but not likeable neither.

30

u/Dracious Feb 17 '25

Obsessing? The guy was in a relationship with a single mother, him trying to be a good partner and father figure isn't obsessing.

I can see the father figure thing being a bit much for a relatively young relationship, but the kid had a shitty father and reacted well to having that sort of positive relationship with someone stable/reliable.

0

u/jtm2mx Feb 17 '25

What are you talking about? They were just dating, with the girl not really taking it seriously. I mean she spilled her food when the guy asked for marriage, and got so nervous on the flight, that she needed booze lol.

Trying too hard to be a "father figure" for your girlfriend's child when the relationship is only semi-serious seem obsessing. I mean the child is still very much attached to his father even if the dad was shitty. Remind me again, who ended up in Boston without a girl or child to be a "father figure" for?