Sure there are some laughs in this dark comedy, but frankly it's a story about an ordinary man who lies to the people he loves and teaches his son to do the same.

| Mar 20, 2020

What a jerk. But what an interesting jerk to be at the center of a quirky and entertaining deadpan comedy/drama.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 21, 2019

Unfortunately, in the filmmaker's narrative-feature debut, she takes the theme of betrayal and turns it into fodder for a sitcom, and not a particularly funny one at that.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 18, 2019

It adopts a tonally dissonant and thematically confused approach to what is, in essence, little more than a Lifetime movie writ large.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 17, 2019

The setup (script by Glen Lakin) is full of wacko screwball potential, some of which is mined, some of which misses the boat.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 14, 2019

Gaffigan deals in exaggerated grimaces that shift back and forth from panic to guarded sincerity, which make for most of the movie's humor aside from some cutting lines by the supporting cast.

| Jun 14, 2019

Being Frank festers uncomfortably from start to finish.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 14, 2019

Laughs are few and far between in this weak comedy about a bigamist whose son discovers the truth behind his "business trips."

| Jun 14, 2019

Yes, it's a real breath of fresh air to watch an American comedy so forthright, even one that isn't funny. But it shouldn't be.

| Original Score: C | Jun 13, 2019

There is a tug-of-war here between her attempt to explore her characters in a very serious way and the demands of the material, which is clearly meant to be played as farce most of the time, particularly towards the end.

| Jun 13, 2019

It's a period movie with little style and a family flick wholly lacking in charm or warmth.

| Jun 13, 2019

The film sends the curious message that that any time an abusive parent spends with a child is time well spent.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 10, 2019

Bailey and Lakin give [Gaffigan] next to nothing to work with, and the result flops where it should crackle.

| Mar 14, 2018

Frank betrays everyone he professes to love, which includes two wives and four children. He's horrible. It should be easy to hate him, but Gaffigan and Miller's onscreen chemistry and writer Glen Lakin's hilarious dialogue complicate it all a bit.

| Mar 12, 2018