Film Review: Delivery Man
Directed by Ken Scott, 'Delivery Man' stars the ever-enjoyable Vince Vaughn as incompetent meat truck driver and all-round bum David Wozniak.
Under scrutiny from his father and on the run from mobsters after failing to pay back his debts, David's life is turned upside down when it is revealed that he is the biological father of 533 children after donating sperm 693 times to the same fertility clinic twenty years previous, under the pseudonym of 'StarBuck'.
When his best friend and attorney Brett (Chris Pratt) gives him the profiles of 146 of these children who are attempting to discover his identity, David decides to visit them one by one and sets out to help them in any way that he can without them knowing who he is. At the same time, these 146 children are attempting to sue David in an effort to force him to reveal his identity. After being assaulted by the mobsters, David decides to sue the fertility clinic for punitive damages, resulting in a high profile court case between David and his children. If that's not chaotic enough, David is also trying to maintain a stable relationship with girlfriend Emma (Cobie Smulders), who just so happens to be pregnant with his unborn child. Yep, that makes 534.
If you can get past the somewhat ridiculous storyline, there is a rather endearing message at the heart of this film: that is, the powerful bond between parents and their children. It's silly, farfetched, and utterly unbelievable, but the film's lighthearted tone is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, if only temporarily.
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