David Wozniak (Vaughn) is a bumbling meat delivery man whose disappointments to his family, friends, and love of his life are only second to his own sense of self-worthlessness. Already swimming in debt to sharks, Wozniak finds out that his sperm donations from decades previous have resulted in him fathering 533 children, and a class-action lawsuit demanding to know his identity. Feeling lost, Wozniak starts to perform seemingly random acts of kindness to get to know the children that he fathered, ignoring the advice of his attorney and friend and getting more attached than he hoped to be . . .
When I first saw the trailer for this film, I had zero hopes of this being a worthwhile view. And in the spirit of being fair, this film has a tremendous amount of flaws. For starters, this is a malnourished concept that had a tremendous amount of opportunity that simply wasn’t used. You could have had some of these kids doing really funny Vaughn impressions, or simply share whatever exaggerated characteristics that would fit the bill for a funny performance. This film also had an opportunity to make several statements about the human condition, including weighing in on the “nature vs. nurture” debate, or actually explain why 142 of the 533 children Vaughn fathered might be entitled to know the identity of their father.
Despite the wobbly nature of this narrative and the fact that it really doesn’t get interesting until the second act of the film, I actually found myself enjoying it. At the very least, it’s worth a view if you happen to be bored and come across the film on Netflix. You won’t be completely disappointed.