![]() Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review describing it as "(n)either remotely thrilling or funny" and that it "isn't any fun." Edward Douglas of Film Journal International also gave the film a negative review and wrote "It’s hard to call Undercover Grandpa a 'comedy,' since there’s never anything particularly funny about it." The film was released on Netflix streaming on November 1, 2017. Sandie Angulo-Chen of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five. Jessica Walter as Madelein 'Maddy' Harcourt. ![]() James Caan as Grandpa - Major Lou Crawford.Grandpa and Maddy then drive off for a life in Mexico. Grandpa Lou gets out and tells Jake that his death was only a cover like his "old man crazy act" was a cover for his first retirement. One month later a car pulls up in front of Jake's home. The old timers present Lou's dogtags to Jake. Family and friends pay tribute with grandson Jake crying. The next scene takes us to a graveside funeral for Grandpa Lou. As Maddy Harcourt government agents arrive on the scene, Grandpa is seen grabbing his chest and is rushed off to the hospital. Grandpa's forces defeat the Russians and Angie is freed. There are a lot of comic situations and corny lines between the young and old characters. Also, to theJake enlists the computer and cell phone expertise of his friend, Wendall. Grandpa collects together Wolf, Harry, Mother and Giovani, his old group who were known as the 'Devil's Scum'. Grandpa Lou gets his grandson's trust and they decide to rescue Angie on their own. He is unable to get any help from government officials. Unknown to Jake, Grandpa is a retired intelligence officer. Grandpa is paranoid and sees the enemy around every corner.Īngie gets kidnapped by a Russian General Komencho. Jake is going to miss his first date with the girl of his dreams and no less has to hear crazy Grandpa's dubious war stories again. She agrees to a date for an upcoming party but Jake's parents insist Jake stay home for a dinner with Grandpa Lou. Jake and Wendall are two high school friends trying to get Jake a date with Angie. Undercover Grandpa isn’t any fun, but the table read must have been a hoot.Undercover Grandpa is a 2017 Canadian action comedy film directed by Érik Canuel and starring James Caan, Jessica Walter, Louis Gossett Jr., Dylan Everett, Paul Sorvino and Kenneth Welsh. To be fair, there are times, however brief, that it does: Caan, to his credit, never appears to be going through the motions, although he must be ruing the number of ex-wives he’s accumulated Walter, as always, is a tart delight and Sorvino and Gossett at least don’t even try to pretend that they’re doing their own stunts. Neither remotely thrilling nor funny, the film basically spins its tedious wheels for most of its running time, apparently convinced that the mere presence of its distinguished cast provides sufficient entertainment. In the course of the ensuing adventure in which Lou grapples with a series of B-movie bad guys, he rounds up his former team, a sort of geezer’s dirty half-dozen, played by the likes of Sorvino, Gossett, Lawrence Dane and veteran Canadian character actor Kenneth Welsh, the latter channeling Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown in his manic turn as a wild-haired mad scientist. Undercover Grandpa (2017) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Erik Canuel Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Jeff Schechter. When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and Grandpas former special ops buddies. “You always liked to be on top,” Lou saucily says to his former paramour. This leads to a reunion with Madeline (Walter), a former colleague and clearly much more, who now heads a top-secret spy organization. Claiming to be a former military intelligence officer, Lou doesn’t seem to mind that none of his family members seem to believe him.īut Jake becomes convinced when Angie winds up missing, the result of a mysterious kidnapping, and Lou springs into action to find and rescue her. Sanders (then a private) and invented the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken. During dinner, Jake exasperatedly puts up with his senile grandfather’s tall tales and war stories, including how he befriended Col. Undercover Grandpa è un film di genere Azione, Commedia, Ragazzi del 2017 diretto da Erik Canuel con Dylan Everett e James Caan.
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