My Boss’s Daughter ** (2003, Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Terence Stamp) – Classic Movie Review 1892

Director David Zucker’s 2003 comedy stars Ashton Kutcher as amiable publishing boy Tom, who reluctantly agrees to house-sit for his grouchy boss Jack (Terence Stamp) so that he can romance his sexy daughter Lisa (Tara Reid). But, as with all best-laid plans, it all goes awry, otherwise there wouldn’t be a comedy movie. So houseguests try to get in his way and so does Lisa’s older brother, on the run from drug dealers.

And, there isn’t much of a comedy here, anyway, with little to laugh at in the gags, plot, situations or performances. It’s amiable enough, and the pleasant actors try hard, but it’s mostly a misfire. Unfortunately, David Dorfman’s script is too daft and needs a reality check. But the movie is short and entirely painless. Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Madsen, Andy Richter, Jon Abrahams and Molly Shannon co-star.

© Derek Winnert 2014 Classic Movie Review 1892

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