Why Him?

During the holidays, Ned, an overprotective but loving father, visits his daughter at college with his family, where he meets the worst nightmare of his life - his daughter's boyfriend, Laird, a well-meaning but awkward Silicon Valley billionaire. The puritanical Ned finds the uninhibited Laird a completely unsuitable match for his daughter. The tension in this one-sided confrontation - and, accordingly, the degree of Ned's panic - grows as he increasingly feels like a "white crow" in the glamorous high-tech hangout. This is how he also learns that Laird is going to offer his daughter his hand and heart. But Ned is only amused by such news, and he is not going to bless the couple for marriage. Laird must prove by any means that he is worthy of Ned's daughter. Read more John Hamburg became the director and one of the screenwriters of the film. This person is known as the screenwriter of the films "Exemplary Male 1,2" (2001, 2016), "Meeting the Fakers" (2004, 2010) and "Love You, Dude" (2009). He was also the director for the latter. Famous actors Bryan Cranston and James Franco played the main roles of Ned and Laird. Brian is a Golden Globe winner for Best Actor on TV (Drama) for Breaking Bad. In addition, he was nominated for this award 5 more times, and in 2016 he could receive the "Oscar" for "Best Actor" in the film "Trumbo". James is also the winner of the "Golden Globe" as "Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie" for the series "James Dean". He was also nominated twice for the same award and in 2011 was close to receiving the "Oxar" for "Best Actor" for the film "127 Hours". The premiere of the film took place on December 17, 2016 in Los Angeles, USA. Film critics of the site https://www.rottentomatoes.com left 40% positive reviews for the film.