Vince Vaughn Fans Should Like “Delivery Man”
If you are a big fan of Vince Vaughn you will no doubt enjoy
“The Delivery Man.” Otherwise there is no reason to see such a recent remake of
the fine French-Canadian comedy “Starbuck,” which came out in 2011.
Original writer-director Ken Scott and original playwright
Martin Petit have simply moved the story from Montreal
to New York City
and translated the script into English.
Vince Vaughn is David, an amiable slacker who coasts along
as the delivery man of the title for his father’s butcher shop. David has an
adorable girlfriend named Emma (Cobie Smulders) but he has not committed to
marriage. David’s life is about to go topsy-turvy because of something he did
20 years ago. David was a regular donor of sperm to a fertility clinic. A class
action suit has revealed an unknown male’s sperm fathered 533 children anonymously.
The lawsuit was filed by 142 of these descendents.
Against the advice of his best friend Brett (Chris Pratt),
David begins investigating his offspring. It is a diverse group indeed.
Like “Starbuck” “The Delivery Man” is meant to be an
alternative tribute to love and family in the truest sense. Vaughn delivers as
a grown child-man who finally learns to accept responsibility for his actions
and act like a man. If you have seen “Starbuck” though, there is no need to
re-visit.
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