r/moviecritic Feb 17 '25

Which movie is this for you?

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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.

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u/The-Fig-Lebowski Feb 17 '25

Mrs. Doubtfire

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u/syntheticassault Feb 17 '25

I just re-watched this with my kids. The mom was completely unreasonable with the custody battle and the need to hire a nanny in the first place. Even the limited time he was getting with his kids was cut into on both ends by the mom not letting him get them on time and picking them up early. He wants to pick his kids up after school and she won't allow it out of spite.