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Breakfast with Scot (2008)

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Reviews Counted:26

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Rotten:14

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: Though Breakfast with Scot is a well-intentioned movie with some charming performances, it suffers from sitcom humor and predictable setups.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for thematic content, some drug material and language

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 10, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Adapted from the novel by Michael Downing, Breakfast with Scot is a touching comedy that tells the story of a very 'straight' gay couple. Eric (Tom Cavanagh of the hit series "ED," "Scrubs,"... Adapted from the novel by Michael Downing, Breakfast with Scot is a touching comedy that tells the story of a very 'straight' gay couple.

Eric (Tom Cavanagh of the hit series "ED," "Scrubs," "Eli Stone") lives for all things hockey. Now in his thirties, he's managed to turn his stint as an ex- Toronto Maple Leaf into a full-time gig as commentator for sports TV. He's living the dream! But when Eric's boyfriend Sam (Ben Shenkman of "Angels in America" "Law & Order," "Canterbury's Law") announces that they're to become temporary guardians of a young boy, Eric's comfortable world shatters. Enter Scot (Noah Bernett, "Prom Wars," "Girl's Best Friend," "Last Exit, Gothika") -- a recently orphaned, swishy 11-year-old sissy-of-a-boy -- and Eric's mirror opposite. Freaked out by Scot's 'joie de vivre,' Eric and Sam gently nudge Scot away from scented hand cream and all things pink, towards a more 'acceptable' pastime – hockey. But after Scot's disastrous first game, Eric begins to rethink the compromises he's made in his own life in order to be 'accepted.'

Officially sanctioned by the NHL and the Toronto Maple Leafs, Breakfast with Scot represents the first time a professional sports league has allowed their logo and uniforms to be used in a gay-themed movie. --copy; Regent Releasing [More]

Starring: Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett, Jeananne Goossen

Starring: Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett, Jeananne Goossen, Megan Follows, Sheila McCarthy, Graham Greene

Director: Laurie Lynd

Director: Laurie Lynd
Screenwriter: Sean Reycraft
Producer: Paul Brown
Composer: Robert Carli
Studio: Regent Releasing

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Although it dishes up an original premise and tries to mine laughs from a setup most studios wouldn't have touched with a 10-foot feather boa, it stumbles when it comes to generating any real laughs.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
08/14/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
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04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
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Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
04/08/09
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Breakfast with Scot isn't much on originality, but it is sweet enough to overcome the most cynical skeptic.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
12/12/08
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

One of the worst concepts for a movie in the history of cinema. I can't really think of anyone who would like this pathetic comedy since the target audience would be put off by the homosexual angle. Avoid.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
11/03/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

It lacks the psychological realism of certain decent dramas and is too reliant on cheap pratfalls and Cavanagh's pinched approach to comedy.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
10/24/08
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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The film's reliance on an otherwise clichéd plotline cuts out a lot of its fangs, giving it an ending that feels good but doesn't really deal with the issues at hand

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
10/17/08
Sean Gandert
Sean Gandert
Paste Magazine

What elevates way above the merely adequate script by Sean Reycraft based on the novel by Michael Downing and Lynd's competent direction is young Noah Bernett as Scot. This kid is so great, he could give kid actors a good name again.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/10/08
David Wiegand
David Wiegand
San Francisco Chronicle
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Anyone who's ever seen an After School Special knows where the family-friendly Breakfast With Scot is headed, no matter how well intentioned.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
10/10/08
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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It's refreshingly snarky and quick.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/10/08
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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Breakfast With Scot has a sitcom format, but complex emotions and perceptions keep breaking through the surface in an engaging, thoughtful manner.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
10/10/08
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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A sharp little Canadian drama that draws one in rather wryly.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/10/08
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

All the filmmakers are really after is a heartwarming little object lesson. ... [But] they perch their tidy little dramedy somewhere between sitcom and Movie of the Week.

Full Review Source: NPR | comment Comment
10/10/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR
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A feel-good tale with undeniably good intentions, this Canadian comedy-drama doesn't really manage to convince on any level.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
10/10/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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For its courage to address a ticklish subject with warmhearted humor, Breakfast With Scot, adapted from a novel by Michael Downing, deserves a light round of applause.

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10/10/08
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Basic cable-ready trifle.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
10/09/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

Having the straight Tom Cavanagh and Ben Shenkman play the unwilling gay dads in Breakfast with Scot may seem like a disappointment, but this quirky, surprisingly refreshing comedy has a few tricks up its sleeve.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
10/08/08
Mark Peikert
Mark Peikert
New York Press

It's hardly the most gracefully made indie on the block -- more like a whole season of a sitcom crammed into one feature.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
10/08/08
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Even as Eric and his lawyer boyfriend, Sam, are chided for being closeted, their relationship is conveyed in anodyne, asexual fashion; the two men barely touch. Laurie Lynd doesn’t squeeze much emotion out of supporting cast members, either.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
10/08/08
Anna King
Anna King
Time Out New York

The smart performances, humorous dialogue and brisk pacing of Laurie Lynd’s direction are all warm and friendly -- a nice antidote to misguided junk like I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
10/08/08
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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