Movie review
November 9, 2017 · 100 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Daddy's Home 2.
Woke representation / casting
Casting matches the suburban American family setting with no visible diversity signaling, identity swaps, or forced representation.
Woke political dialogue
Script stays focused on family comedy and slapstick; no activist lines, institutional critiques, or social commentary.
Identity-driven story themes
Core story explores fatherhood, co-parenting, and holiday traditions through generational humor with zero race, gender ideology, or identity-politics elements.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Light jokes about macho versus sensitive dads remain generational and resolve positively without framing traditional masculinity, family, or Western norms as toxic or oppressive.
Review
Daddy's Home 2 is a 2017 Christmas buddy comedy sequel starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as co-dads Brad and Dusty who team up to host their own fathers for the holidays. The four men take the kids to a luxury resort where generational clashes and slapstick chaos unfold around family bonding and holiday traditions. The story centers on blended families, father-son relationships, and classic comedy set pieces with no identity politics, activist messaging, or social-justice themes visible in the plot, dialogue, or marketing.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; original screenplay with no source material, canon, or historical figures altered for ideological reasons.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No notable right-leaning complaints accusing the film of woke or identity-driven messaging; reception stayed on entertainment value and Gibson casting.
Creator track record context
Key creatives show minimal left-leaning or activist histories overall, with several holding neutral or traditional-leaning professional backgrounds.
Production
