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Actors: Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders, Chris Pratt
Directors: Ken Scott
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: March 25, 2014
Run Time: 104 minutes

Film: 3 out of 5 stars
Extras: 2.5 out of 5 stars

When I saw the trailer for “Delivery Man”, I couldn’t help but thinking poor Vince Vaughn. There was really no interest in this film at all from myself and the rest of the world as well. What is sad is that it does actually have a really good heart as well and a nice message of promoting family. It is a remake of the director, Ken Scott’s own 2011 French-Canadian comedy called “Starbuck”. I would say that if you like Vince Vaughn, I would recommend checking it out but I do not see myself really ever watching this again. What I like to call a one-timer.

Official Premise: Underachiever David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn) learns he’s actually an overachiever, having fathered 533 children via donations made twenty years earlier. But David soon discovers that the shock of his life might just be the best thing that’s ever happened to him. Along the way he discovers not only his true self, but also the father he could become.

Disney released this film in a bare-bones Blu-ray release with no DVD or Digital HD copy included. The 1080p video and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 work with the film but this is one that doesn’t benefit much from Blu-ray anyway. In the extras department, there are some decent special features but nothing amazing. “Building Family” is a behind-the-scenes look. “Vince Vaughn: Off The Cuff” features the actor doing what he does best, improving. “I Got The Part” is a feature focusing on the film’s very large cast. Lastly. there is one deleted scenes and some bloopers included.

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Starring: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt and Colbie Smulders
Directed by: Ken Scott
Rated: PG 13
Running time: 1 hour 43 mins
Touchstone

Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Meet David Wozniak (Vaughn). A good guy with bad luck. He currently owes $80,000 to a local “lender” and is constantly looking over his shoulder. Imagine his fear when he comes home one evening to find a man in his apartment. But the man is no leg breaker. He’s a lawyer. And he’s got some interesting news for David.

Based on a true story that occurred in England, “Delivery Man” is a sweet and touching tale about a man who, two decades earlier, donated sperm to raise some money. 623 times! For reasons not fully explained, David learns that he has fathered an amazing 533 children and that 142 have filed paperwork in court to learn his identity. He turns to his friend Brett (Pratt), who informs him that, even though he and the parents who received his sperm signed confidentiality agreements, he may have to reveal himself. Of course, once word of the lawsuit hits the airwaves, it’s only a matter of time before the cat is out of the bag.

If you’re a fan of Vince Vaughn’s (count me in), you may be quite surprised at “Delivery Man.” This is not the wise-ass Vaughn we’re used to, but instead a fully developed and fleshed out character. As the court date approaches, David innocently begins to investigate a packet he’s given with current profiles of the 142 children. He draws out one and learns that he’s the father of a current New York Knick. As this goes on and he continues to learn about the kids in question he begins discreetly searching them out and observing their lives. These are the best parts of the film, when David finds ways to interact with them individually. He learns that a family is what you make it, even if you make it 533 times. Vaughn invests some real emotion in his performance. He also gets extra credit for wearing an “Amity Island Welcomes You” t-shirt! Pratt is funny as the lawyer who defends David’s privacy rights as is Smulders, an on-again/off-again love of David’s with her own news to tell.

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