Father There Is Only One (2019)
Padre no hay más que uno
Film details
Comedy · Family · Santiago Segura · 1h 36min
Synopsis
Javier is what we have dubbed as a "husband-in-law." That is that without taking care of the care of the house and children at all, he knows exactly what needs to be done, and that he continuously collects a sum of sentences from the type: "It is that you do not organize", or "do not get nervous", you already consider that overflowing woman drowns in a glass of water. Javier will have to face the reality of dealing with five children (between four and twelve years old) when his wife decides to go on a trip and leave him alone with them. The chaotic situation that takes place at home will progressively evolve ecologically to the most absolute disaster, but at the same time it will give parents and children the opportunity to meet and enjoy themselves for the first time.
Verdict
Comedy that celebrates active fatherhood and the value of marriage.
In-depth analysis
A family comedy that builds its humor on a classic and necessary premise: an absent father who discovers, through the impact of domestic chaos, the true value of his wife's work and the importance of his active presence in his children's lives. Santiago Segura directs and stars in this story of paternal conversion with agile pacing and effective physical humor. The script does not ridicule the protagonist — it accompanies him in his learning with empathy and a well-dosed measure of slapstick. What is valuable is that the film does not present responsible fatherhood as an option or a favor: it presents it as a moral exigency of conjugal love. Marriage is neither the villain nor the obstacle — it is the sphere where Javier recovers his dignity by assuming what is rightfully his. For families with sons, it is a concrete invitation to speak about shared responsibility and mutual service. An honest comedy that says something good about the family without disguising its message with postmodern irony.