Paternity Leave
- Director: Matt Riddlehoover
- Writer: Matt Riddlehoover; Dustin Tittle
- Producer: Jasmine McAtee; Cameron McCasland
CGiii Comment
There is a major problem with a Riddlehoover film...they all sound (monotonal), look (yellow-ish) and feel (cheap) the same. This one had the premise to be a little different...but, alas, it's not.
Riddlehoover's lack of identity is further exacerbated by the fact that he cast the three similar-looking main actors...all black haired, all bearded and - as the writing suggests - all with limited functioning brain activity.
The first third...nothing really happens, apart from endless, witless dialogue, a couple of sex scenes (one complete with vomit) and a chicken!
And, after 35 meandering minutes, the story is revealed...he's pregnant. At last! A story! Ceaseless conversations ensue...but, when the bearded 'doula' [that's birthing partner] arrives on the scene, the conversations head into dippy, dippy-land.
There's even a conversation in a [bearded] record store...for no apparent reason other than to elongate the drudgery even further.
The birthing scene (and the others that follow) should be avoided at all costs...! They defy - even the most broken - imagination
Seriously, all this amounts to is a dialogue-driven monotone...with, quite possibly, the most misplaced song ever to be put into a film...along with that chicken!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Greg (Jacob York) finds out that he's pregnant with his partner Ken's (Charlie David) baby. Dumbstruck by the news, their relationship takes twists and turns through hardship and hilarity, while we're left wondering if they're going to make it through the most unexpected and difficult period of their lives together.
Cast & Characters
Jacob York as Greg;
Charlie David as Ken;
Chris Salvatore as Thomas;
Rebecca Lines as Connie;
Susannah Devereux as Dr. Elliot;
Rafael Sochakov as Alex;
Robin Daugherty as Dr. Matthews;
Darrin Otto as Brett Roberts;
Britten Tillinghast as Lindsay Walker;
Jon Luttrell as Richard