Me and Dad: No, this is not a sequel to the comic saga with De Niro and Ben Stiller!

After the cult trilogy “My Stepfather and Me”, which was released between 2000 and 2010, Robert De Niro returned in 2020 with “My Grandfather”, a new comedy starring Ben Stiller in the title films. The French poster also used the same typography as Mon beau-père et moi.

Three years later, the legendary interpreter of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver offers another comedy in the same vein, called My Father and Me. Again, the French title matches that of the cult trilogy, which also uses the same font for the poster.

However, My Grandfather and I, like My Father and I, has nothing to do with My Grandfather and Me and is not a sequel! French marketing willingly plays on this uncertainty; Indeed, the sound of the title will surely bring back fond memories of the nostalgia of these three comic works, in which Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were brought out.

FYI, the original version of Me and My Father is called Meet the Parents, Me and My Grandpa is War with Grandpa VF, and Me and My Father is called VO About my Father.

Directed by Laura Teruso, the feature film introduces Sebastian, played by Sebastian Maniscalco. At the urging of his fiancée, he invites his father, Salvo (Robert De Niro), a modest Italian-American hairdresser, to meet his very rich and eccentric in-laws at their luxurious residence for an extended weekend.

This true clash of cultures is transformed into an educational and entertaining concentrate of all that should be avoided in such a family gathering.

If Robert De Niro is best known for his work with Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Irishman or The Next Killers of Flower Moon) or in heavy dramas (Once Upon a Time in America, Awakening, Wound Secrets). We also know that he is comfortable in the register of comedy (My Stepfather and Me trilogy, Midnight Run, The New Intern).

The 79-year-old actor has delivered some quirky performances of late, most notably Dirty Grandpa, in which he played Zac Efron’s doting grandfather. This time, he discovers Sebastian Maniscalco, one of his co-stars in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.

Robert De Niro likes to break his image as a serious comedian, from time to time he allows himself to play roles in low-key comedies, even if this means the wrath of fans who see it as a waste of time for the actor. Character. However, De Niro seems to be having a lot of fun playing with his image as a caricature of an Italian-American immigrant.

Thus, in one of the film’s most striking scenes seen in the trailer, Salvo kills his daughter-in-law’s family’s pet peacock to serve to them for dinner. Sebastian realizes this and is forced to bury the remains of the poor bird in the garden and shoot his father: “Why do I feel like you’ve already done this?”

This replica of Robert De Niro’s gangster roles, especially in Goodfellas, will make fans of the 79-year-old artist smile. This colorful comedy was released in theaters on May 31st, we just have to wait for Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which will be released on October 18th. De Niro shares the poster with Leonardo DiCaprio.