Delivery Man

Sometimes a movie comes along that is marketed as a movie of one genre, but really works better in another genre. A great example of this is Kevin James' Here Comes the Boom, it looks like a comedy, but it works better as a light hearted drama. The same could be said of Vince Vaughn's latest film, Delivery Man.

Perennial slacker Dave Wozniak (Vince Vaughn) works as a truck driver for his family's butcher business. He owes $80 000 to some thugs and his girlfriend (Cobie Smulders) is pregnant. Just when life seems like it could get any worse, he finds out that he is the biological father of 533 children from a mix up at a sperm clinic that he donated to 23 years earlier. 142 of the children have filed a class action suit to discover the identity of 'Starbuck', the alias he used. Through his lawyer, Brett (Chris Pratt), David gets the profiles of these children and follows them around, committing random acts of kindness.

Unlike previous Vince Vaughn movies, Delivery Man doesn't just rely on comedic situations. At it's core, there are some really touching themes to do with family and parenting and these themes are extremely uplifting.

Vince Vaughn worked really well as David Wozniak. His charm that he brings to other roles, works exceptionally well here. Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) is hilarious as David's best friend and lawyer.

What confuses me about this film however, is that it is a remake of a 2011 Canadian film Starbuck, which was directed and written by the same director as this film, Ken Scott. To me this seems a little redundant, but as I have seen the original, I can't really pass judgement.

Verdict: Overall a funny and heartwarming film about parenthood. A must see for anyone with 533 children.