Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 02/11/1987(USA)
Release Date: 07/07/2005
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Homevision
Anthony Hopkins stars in
The Good Father as a publishing executive whose wife
Julie Walters has left him, taking their son with her. Walking around like a zombie after this blow, Hopkins is brought back to life by involving himself in the profound problems of his friend
Jim Broadbent. Feeling that his misguided pro-feminist stance has caused him all his trouble, Hopkins encourages Broadbent, whose own wife is leaving him with their son in tow, to fight for custody of the child in court. Hopkins even agrees to finance Broadbent's legal fees. As Broadbent's custody battle intensifies into a bitter, all-out war, Hopkins becomes more relaxed concerning his own domestic difficulties. Allowing Broadbent to be his emotional surrogate, a becalmed Hopkins feels secure enough to try to reconcile with his ex-wife Walters. But she is aware, even if he isn't, that his problems stem not from his relationship with women, but from his resentment of his son, whose birth was the beginning of the end of his marriage. Contrary to the title and his own self-deceptions, Hopkins is not "the good father." The film was scripted by
Christopher Hampton from a novel by
Peter Prince.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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