Director: John Hamburg
Actors: Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Tangie Ambrose, Cedric the Entertainer
Plot: A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.
Disc Release Date: 28 March 2017
Why Him? is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with a 2160p transfer in 1.85:1. This digitally shot film was presumably finished at a 2K DI (though I haven't seen any authoritative...
This version offers the same excellent DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track detailed in the Why Him? Blu-ray review. That said, as tends to be the case with Fox 4K UHD releases, the audio and subtitle specs on...
The 4K UHD disc features the commentary that is part of the larger supplements package on the 1080p Blu-ray detailed in our original Why Him? Blu-ray review (a 1080p Blu-ray is also included in this package)....
Why Him? offers the perhaps unexpectedly winning pairing of Bryan Cranston and James Franco in the oft told tale of a parent not approving of their child's choice in significant other. While hardly a sophisticated...
I was kind of unexpectedly charmed by Why Him?, and I have to admit I laughed anew at the outright goofiness of some of the interplay between the characters as I watched this 4K UHD version. That said,...
The weird, creepy video game mogul wraps its octopus tentacles around our Ultra HD Blu-ray home with a stellar HEVC H.265 encode that delivers an excellent upgrade over its Blu-ray counterpart. The 4K...
The awkward Holiday get-together shows up at the door with the same enjoyable DTS-HD MA 7.1 soundtrack as its Blu-ray counterpart, satisfyingly exceeding expectations for a movie of this caliber. Rear...
Audio Commentary: Director John Hamburg is joined by co-writer Ian Helfer and editor William Kerr for a mildly interesting if also somewhat entertaining discussion on the production, the plot and the performances...
Finally, a comedy that confronts the real-life anxiety and agonizing ordeal of meeting a significant other's parents, the internal anguish of gaining the approval of potential in-laws. But before delving...
On the surface, Why Him? is the standard and very conventional "meet-the-in-laws" trope, offering very few surprises and delivering on its promise without fail. Nevertheless, with great performances from...